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Zero Gravity Management Signs Editi Effiong, Filmmaker Behind Netflix’s Biggest Nollywood Title ‘The Black Book’


Editi Effiong, the filmmaker behind Netflix's hit Nollywood thriller 'The Black Book, has signed with Zero Gravity Management.

EXCLUSIVE: Zero Gravity Management has signed Nigerian filmmaker Editi Effiong, whose debut feature The Black Book last year established itself as Netflix’s most viewed English-language African film. The revenge thriller centers on Paul Edima (Richard Mofe-Damijo), a bereaved deacon who takes justice into his own hands when his son is framed for a kidnapping, fighting a corrupt police gang to absolve him. Also the founder of one of Nigeria’s biggest digital marketing agencies, Anakle, as well as Anakle Labs, a technology company focused on building solutions for financial services and telecoms industries, Effiong has additionally led digital communications and marketing for organizations including Wikipedia, Globacom, Diageo, Access Bank, Sterling Bank, PZ, Reckitt Benkiser, Oando and British Council.

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