Water & Garri: Here is how Tiwa Savage got inspired for her debut movie production

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Nigerian recording artiste, Tiwa Savage has explained how she got inspiration her debut movie production, Water & Garri.

According to the singer-songwriter, the idea for the production while she was drunk.

She disclosed this at the pre-launch press conference held at the Livespot Entertainment Centre in Lagos, on Thursday.

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“I said this before, this is an idea I had in my head when I was drunk in my room, and when I brought the idea to my amazing team, they didn’t make me feel stupid. They actually just said this is a brilliant idea,” Savage recounted.

‘Water & Garri’ premiered on Prime Video on May 10.

The movie follows the story of Aisha (Tiwa Savage), a young woman who has been estranged from home, returns to find her native home, vastly transformed from the one she left behind.

It also stars Andrew Bunting (as Kay), Mike Afolarin (as Mide), and Jemima Osunde (as Stephany).

The movie was filmed in Cape Coast, Ghana, and directed by Meji Alabi.