Here Is Everything We Know About “My Father’s Shadow”
My Father’s Shadow is a personal, semi-autobiographical exploration of the Davies brothers. It’s charged as an attempt to make sense of the absence that shaped their formative years.
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Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent
My Father’s Shadow is a personal, semi-autobiographical exploration of the Davies brothers. It’s charged as an attempt to make sense of the absence that shaped their formative years.
6 months ago
Afolabi Olalekan’s Freedom Way written and produced by Blessing Uzzi, takes a lengthy and laborious 90 minutes to drive home a single point: our lives, as humans and Nigerians, especially, are connected. Uzzi’s script assembles a varied cast to make this point: the co-founders of Easy Go Ride, Themba (Jesse Suntele), Tayo (Ogaranya), and Edi […]
4 months ago
The Yoruba people have a saying: “Sátídé ti ọ dà, àti Jímọ́h láti mọ́.” Although there are different iterations of this saying, what they loosely translate to is that tomorrow’s greatness is foreshadowed in the details of today. This often-recycled axiom captures my thoughts after watching the trailer for Akay Mason’s Red Circle which has […]
5 months ago
If you’ve been even remotely active online, the words Achalugo and Odogwu have likely crossed your path, either directly or embedded in brands like Piggyvest’s marketing materials. Perhaps you’ve also encountered the lavish praise hailing Love in Every Word as one of 2025’s cinematic masterpieces, or declarations that Omoni Oboli has revolutionized NollyTube. If we […]
7 months ago
An announcement meant to celebrate African storytelling instead ignited debates about Hollywood’s disregard for Nollywood talent, accusations of cultural interloping, and the perceived insensitivity of Western production teams.
10 months ago
Chiderah Uzowulu embodies what happens when talent, creativity, and relentless determination collide. Though he built his foundation on the basketball court, film has always been his true passion, he was simply waiting for the right moment to step into the spotlight. After earning his engineering degree from the University of Texas, Uzowulu made a bold […]
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On a tranquil evening at the modest Lagos venue of this year’s The Annual Film Mischief (TAFM), the final screening of the day is Irin Ajo (The Journey), a short film by Myde Glover rooted in Yoruba spirituality and the belief in reincarnation. The story follows a man’s visit to his wife’s family, leading to […]
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The 14th Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF 2025) ended on Saturday, November 8th, 202,5 with AFRIFF Globe Awards, the prize-giving component of the festival held annually in Lagos in recognition of excellence in filmmaking from Africa and the Diaspora. A total 18 awards were presented at the festival across different categories. The show involved the […]
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Six years ago, when Chief Nyamweya, a Kenyan animator and creative director, became a father, he evolved from making adult-focused graphic novels and crime fiction content to also catering to children’s entertainment. He had published his first graphic novel in 2010 and, together with his team, launched an animation studio about three years later. He […]
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Nana Obiri-Yeboah’s The Funeral of Kwadae is one of the feature films from Ghana. Set in the fictional and energetic town of Nipa Hia Mmoa, the film follows the titular Kwadae (Brian Angels), a boutique owner, known for courting and causing troubles. Kwadae’s life is marked with a rising debt profile, failing business and impatient […]
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The Nigerian military government, led by General Yakubu Gown, in 1970 launched a formal post-civil-war reconciliation policy under the “no victor, no vanquished” slogan. That slogan was formally coordinated in the comprehensive “3Rs” program: Reconciliation, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction. This post-war policy was an attempt to set the tone for national cohesion, retribution and a sense […]
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Minutes into Kalu Oji’s Paso Faho, festival attendees might have been motivated to forgive AFRIFF for all its flaws. The film’s screening time had been delayed by an hour. But, when the film starts and Azubuike (played by Okey Bakassi) dominates the screen, cinema wins and anger subsides. Pasa Faho starts and the level of […]
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The action drama genre is already etched in the memory of Nollywood. From the 90s, with films like Rattlesnake, through the early 2000s with State of Emergency and Issakaba to the new cinema productions like Gangs of Lagos, Brotherhood, Merry Men, The Black Book, and Suky, the genre has steadily evolved in Nigeria, adopting new […]
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