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The Nigerian Prince Scam Gets the $1 Million Movie Treatment

NEW TALENT

Filmmaker Faraday Okoro’s debut ‘Nigerian Prince’ comes courtesy of the Tribeca Film Festival’s AT&T Untold Stories program—and executive producer Spike Lee.

Nick Schager
Nick Schager 

Entertainment Critic

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Tribeca Film Festival
Nick Schager

Nick Schager

Entertainment Critic

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