Nigerian director Joel ‘Kachi Benson has been billed to co-direct a new documentary on Anthony Madu, the Nigerian boy who became popular after a video of him dancing barefoot in the rain.
Benson, The Nation gathered, will be joining Oscar nominee Matt Ogens for the Disney Original documentary.
Disney Original Documentary made the announcement at the D23 Expo where it unveiled its future projects.
“Anthony comes from a community with limited opportunities, making this chance of a lifetime to pursue his dream,” said Disney Original Documentary in a release.
The upcoming documentary titled ‘Madu’ captures the events that took place after a 44-second video of Anthony dancing in the rain was uploaded. Madu, who was 11 at the time, mesmerized many viewers across the world with his pirouettes and leaps. The video eventually fetched him a scholarship at the 100-year-old Elmhurst Ballet School in the U.K.
‘Madu’ is part of a growing slate of films from Disney Original Documentary. It is produced by Jamie Patricof, Katie McNeill, and Rachel Halilej of Hunting Lane Films while Marjon Javadi oversees the project for Disney Original Documentary.