
One Wish
A wealthy, arrogant businessman treats his staff and girlfriend like disposable furniture, so when his driver Barnabas mutters a wish to know what it feels like to be the boss, the two men wake up swapped. Trapped in Barnabas's worn uniform, Tega watches his own penthouse, company, and woman fall under the driver's gleeful control. With an important business presentation days away, he must convince his skeptical assistant Nora to coach the impostor—and his first real prayers for forgiveness are still unanswered as he paces by the servant's quarters.
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Storyline
Tega runs his household and office like a moody emperor, scolding maid Ireti over a spilled cup of coffee, sneering at driver Barnabas, and piling unfair corrections onto assistant Nora until she swallows her frustration. His girlfriend Kim gets even worse, brushed off and then offered money to leave. Barnabas, washing Tega's gleaming car, mutters a wish to know what it feels like to be the boss. The next morning, both men wake up in each other's bodies—Tega panicking in Barnabas's cramped quarters, Barnabas laughing in a silk robe in the master suite. Their shouting match leaves friend Marvin baffled; Nora is skeptical until she hears them speak with each other's accents and mannerisms. A pastor and seer tell them to pray and make amends. With a crucial business presentation looming, Tega swallows his pride and asks Nora to coach the man wearing his face. Stuck in Barnabas's body, Tega starts to see his old self from the outside. He apologizes to Kim, Ireti, and Nora, but everyone assumes he is playing a cruel joke; his first sincere prayer in years feels unanswered, and hopelessness sets in. Meanwhile, Barnabas delivers the presentation coached by Nora, charming the room and closing a massive deal in Tega's tailored suit. Just as Tega believes he has lost everything, his desperate confession is met by silence—then he wakes up in his own bedroom, his hands his own again, his relief so intense that he weeps into the pillow. Back in his own life, Tega goes straight to Nora, confesses that the switch taught him what she means to him, and asks her to be his girlfriend; she admits she loves him too, and they embrace on the patio as the sun goes down. In the servant's quarters, Barnabas quietly tells Ireti that his wish caused the swap, admitting the power of a careless phrase and swearing her to secrecy. The couple's peace is interrupted only by laughter over whether they should turn the whole ordeal into a book.
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Cast & Crew
Cast
Crew

Onyii Cindy Umeh
As Writer

Okey Ifeanyi
As Director , Director (d.g.n)

Maurice Sam
As Producer , Executive Producer

Thomas Nwadike
As Assistant Director

Adaobi Enekwe
As Production Manager

Taiwo Damilare
As Gaffer (lighter)

Eugene Samuel
As Still Photo

Efemena Olayinka
As Camera Assistant

Samuel Effiong
As Production Assistant
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