Victus thoroughly entertains, but the best thing about it is its' payload in the end.

Ivan Mbakop

Ivan Mbakop

Director

Nothing is new, yet this is.

Take another look at what you thought you knew!

  • We have heard anectdotes and folk stories of old. We have seen fables and feel good tales countless times. We have rarely seen well known spiritual accounts relayed in a radical and realistic perspective.

    An unapologetic perspective, a rough and not so nice perspective, a bloodied and unfriendly perspective, an unexpected and poignant perspective, a real and undiluted perspective. A perspective designed to awake us.

  • Victus is a thriller that attacks our consciousness and challenges it to truly consider a perspective of a well known but seldom truly evaluated biblical situation. Without warning, the audience is thrown in the woes of the story that they can then later relate to while pondering on the deep inescapable impression it would have left on them.

    The urge to share with family and friends is immediate, as the audience will enjoy hanging on and guessing all the way to the last frame.

The Cast

America Fererra, Rosie Sanchez, Derek Luke and Mekhi Phifer along side newcomers Ivan Mbakop and Yolanda T Ross are proposed to grace the screen for some amazing performances.

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Director & Writer

Earlier

Ivan Mbakop, an American actor, film director and application designer, was born on October 15th, in Yaoundé, Cameroon. He's starred in commercials (Cox Communications), music videos (Canton Jones - Kingdom Business) on a full 1 million seat theatre (Christmas in Cambridge), feature films (Baby Mama's Club) and more.

Now

Ivan Mbakop made a strong Directorial debut with Victus (2017), a project he created and co-wrote, along with an equally popular and admired Action Scifi Thriller (LOOP) that same year. Following soon after was a television debut in the CBS Hit show Valor. He is gaining momentum in the industry not only as a rising star, but also as a technologically innovative producer.

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Writer

Yolanda T. Ross is an accomplished multi-hyphenate award-winning socially driven storytelling Actress, Writer, Producer, and Filmmaker helming from the deep southern state of Mississippi. She knows how to use expression and control to bring the audience along on the journey with her from the beginning of the story to the end. She made her film debut in 2007 in a lead role in the independent short, Switch. Other lead roles quickly followed in various plays, shorts and feature-length films while building her resume in Atlanta.

In 2010, after grounding herself in film and stage in Georgia, she decided to take the leap to Los Angeles, the land of television and film, to pursue her career full-time. Since landing in Los Angeles, she has starred in her own award-winning written and produced works titled The Last Day and Victus. Her previous works also include the films TIFF, Circle, Vitality, Between The Miles, Vicious, and Love Triangle. She recently landed a recurring role in the new CW hit TV Show Black Lightning where she plays the hard working mother of the character Khalil Payne (Pain Killer). These are just a few of the amazing projects that reflect the qualities of this quickly rising star.

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Director of Photography

Background

April Lee, a Nutritionist turned Cinematographer/Cameraop, is married to Actor/Director Ivan Mbakop since 1999 and have 4 children. April supports her husband in all that he undertakes, from software architecting to filmmaking. She is an advocate for families, homeschooling and nutrition.

Solid Foundation

She’s been a team player with her husband for decades and showing no signs of letting up. With a special eye for film and cinematography, she has a gift for depicting mondane stories in the most interesting light and moods. “Producing is where its at if you want to tell your story and shine your brightest. I have decided to join my husband on this road as well”

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CONTACT

Ivan Mbakop + Yolanda T. Ross

Mbakop Films

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