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Daniel Okechukwu

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Interview: The Arrival of Nonso Bassey

Interview: The Arrival of Nonso Bassey

Nonso Bassey is in a sequestered part of his Lagos apartment, wearing a branded La Femme Anjola T-shirt and turquoise fila (hat traditionally worn by the Yoruba people), which he fiddles with often. “You have not even complimented this my cap,” Bassey says to me as he once again toys with the cap. He is being […]

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‘Soft Work’ Trailer: The Most Dangerous Heist in Lagos

In the trailer for Soft Work, director Darasen Richards assembles your favorite actors for what’s the most dangerous heist in Nigeria commercial’s capital, Lagos. The film stars Frank Donga, Akin Lewis, Shaffy Bello, Sanni Mu’azu, IK Ogbonna, Mofe Duncan, and Alexx Ekubo, who plays the lead Dare Olusegun, an attractive conman who’s “every woman’s prince […]

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5 years ago

‘Soft Work’ Trailer: The Most Dangerous Heist in Lagos

Ramsey Nouah on Nollywood, Living in Bondage, and Being a Director

Last year, Nollywood veteran Ramsey Nouah transitioned to a director with Living in Bondage: Breaking Free, the sequel to the 1992 classic Andy Okeke story. The film follows Andy’s son, Nnamdi Okeke, who tows a similar path as his father, one that almost leads to his destruction. In an interview, published on Filmone Digest Q4 […]

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5 years ago

Ramsey Nouah on Nollywood, Living in Bondage, and Being a Director

Watch the trailer for Obi Emelonye’s ‘The Oratory’

While we await the new release date for his Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida biopic, Badamasi (Portraits of a General), Obi Emelonye is giving us a glimpse of his St John Bosco African Story, The Oratory. The Oratory follows Reverend Father Michael Simmons, an African American Catholic priest sent to a posh parish in Ikoyi from Turin, […]

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5 years ago

Watch the trailer for Obi Emelonye’s ‘The Oratory’

‘Dear Affy’: A Futile Desperation for Laughter

Does a Nollywood romantic comedy have to be silly to be funny? It is a question many have asked one too many times. When people complain about Nollywood’s comedy obsession, sometimes, it is not because of their abundance, but their desperation for laughs; this was evident in last year’s Knockout, which felt like a series […]

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5 years ago

‘Dear Affy’: A Futile Desperation for Laughter

Nollywood Meets Bollywood in ‘Namaste Wahala’

Indian filmmaker Hamisha Daryani Ahuka has released the official poster for her upcoming romantic comedy, Namaste Wahala — a love story that unites Nollywood and Bollywood for a Disney-esque romantic fairytale. “This project is close to my heart as it’s my first movie and it’s also the first movie ever that brings together Nollywood and […]

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5 years ago

Nollywood Meets Bollywood in ‘Namaste Wahala’
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