Tina, When Will You Marry?

Tina, When Will You Marry?

synopsis

As she clocks 30, Tina’s faced with the sudden pressure to get married. By exploring the stories of three unconventional Nigerian-Canadian women, she decides to tune out the society and traditions that try to dictate what life should look like.

Celestina Aleobua

About Celestina | @thatafrikan | www.celestinaaleobua.com Celestina Aleobua is an Actress, Writer, Director, and Producer based in Toronto, Canada. Born in Lesotho to Nigerian parents and raised in South Africa, Celestina has a passion for telling stories that preserve African culture and history. As a filmmaker, her narratives focus on cultural enlightenment through the creation of authentic black stories. In September 2023, Celestina, alongside her co-creator Naira Adedeji, pitched their television series Jaded at the Toronto International Film Festival and won two awards. Celestina is the founder of ThatAfrikan Productions and has written, produced, directed and starred in numerous films and TV shows, including Tina, When Will You Marry? (2024), Second Wind (2022), Finch (2019), The People of Sand (2018), Showtime's Fellow Travellers (2023), and Skydance/ Amazon Studio's Reacher (2022). She hopes to continue rising and sharing her talents with the art of storytelling.

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