two years ago, I made a film called Unravel Hearts. It marked the beginning of my love for filmmaking and storytelling through moving images. At the time, I did not realize that this first project would plant a seed that refused to die.
After Unravel Hearts, I immediately began developing my next film, Silver and Copper. The story came to me fully formed. It was rich, layered, and cinematic. It involved travel, luxury homes, cars, beautiful people, and emotionally complex relationships. I could see every frame clearly in my mind.
What I could not see was how to afford it.
When the Story Is Bigger Than the Budget
After running the numbers and considering the logistics, reality hit hard. I did not have the budget to execute Silver and Copper the way it deserved to be told. More importantly, as a businesswoman, I could not clearly see how the money would come back or how the project would sustain itself financially.
This was not just about passion. It was about practicality.
There is a unique kind of heartbreak that comes with wanting something deeply and knowing you cannot have it. Eventually, you stop fighting it. You let it go quietly and look up to God instead.
That is what I did.
The Rise of AI Video Generation and a New Creative Door
Then AI video generation entered the conversation.
Suddenly, storytellers like me were given a new kind of freedom. Stories that once required massive budgets, large crews, international travel, and access to luxury locations could now be visualized from the comfort of home.
For the first time, imagination was no longer limited by access.
I have never been happier as a creative.
I understand the fear many creatives feel about AI. There are valid concerns about how artificial intelligence could affect the creative economy. But there is another side to this conversation that deserves space.
There are billions of stories that would never see the light of day if not for AI.
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Why AI Matters for African and Nigerian Storytellers
I have so many stories to tell.
Stories about Nigeria and its colonial past. Stories about heroines in Northern Nigeria in the 1920s whose courage was never properly documented. Stories about marriage, relationships, infertility, resilience, femininity, soft power, parenting, mental health, entrepreneurship, friendship, and the fragile complexity of human existence.
These are stories rooted in African realities, especially Northern Nigerian experiences, that are often underrepresented in global cinema.
AI is not replacing creativity. For many of us, it is unlocking it.
As a creative, I am in awe of what AI is doing with photo and video generation. I am even more excited about the tools emerging every day that help us tell better stories faster and with fewer barriers.
Research, Fashion, and Lived Experience Behind Silver and Copper
For this film, I went deeply into my own experiences and the things I truly love. One of them is fashion and styling. Every dress worn by the characters across the season was carefully selected by a styling department. My intention was very clear. I want to see women dress this way.
The fashion in Silver and Copper is high fashion, but it is also practical. These are looks that can be easily recreated by skilled tailors. The goal was not fantasy for fantasy’s sake, but aspirational realism. Clothing that reflects power, confidence, and taste while still being attainable.
When it came to architecture, interiors, and furnishing, precision mattered. I spent a significant amount of time researching what a billionaire’s home actually looks like. How it is designed. How it is furnished. What kind of spaces a billionaire’s wife occupies and what she wears within those spaces.
I paid close attention to the lifestyle of the one percent. The cars they drive. How they move. How they speak. The circles they move within. Who they marry, how they marry, how wealth is built, and how it is protected and kept within families. How they live with relatives, how they relate with house staff, how they travel, where they travel to, and what privacy truly looks like at that level.
A great deal of research went into making these details as factual as possible.
Relationships, Psychology, and Cultural Insight
When it came to relationships, I drew from over ten years of counseling thousands of couples. I have seen every version of love, power, silence, sacrifice, control, and endurance. That depth of lived experience shaped how relationships are portrayed in Silver and Copper. Nothing is exaggerated for drama. It is simply honest.
My understanding of marketing and human behavior also played a key role. Having run a media platform for over ten years, I deeply understand how people think, especially Northern Nigerian audiences. I understand aspiration, perception, status, desire, and silence. That understanding informed not just the story, but how it is told.
Introducing Silver and Copper
Today, I finally get to say this with peace and pride.
I present to you Silver and Copper.
This project is the realization of a story I once thought would never be told. It exists because technology met imagination at the right moment.
I welcome honest reviews. I encourage viewers to watch deeply and thoughtfully. You may notice small AI imperfections here and there. That is part of the journey. AI is still evolving, and so are we. In a few years, this technology will be extraordinary in ways we are only beginning to imagine.
What Silver and Copper Is About
Silver and Copper is a story about love, power, and value. It explores what shines on the surface versus what truly lasts underneath.
The film examines relationships shaped by wealth, ambition, tradition, and emotional scarcity. It asks difficult but necessary questions.
Do we choose status or substance?
Comfort or truth?
What lasts longer, what glitters or what quietly holds everything together?
At its core, Silver and Copper is about human choices, quiet sacrifices, and the cost of loving in a world that often mistakes luxury for worth.