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.
8 months ago
The opening quote of Omotoke Solarin-Sodara’s You Are the Problem, “A shared dream is a common prison, built from our own transgressions,” immediately sets the psychological tension driving this 12-minute thriller. This epigraph foreshadows the film’s revelations, suggesting how collective guilt can harden into self-imposed captivity. Preye and Favour, portrayed by Janet Ajanma and Fadesaye […]
4 months ago
When she left a banking job in 2008 to enter the creative sector, she quickly discovered that her presence in the industry would be overshadowed by her husband’s long-standing reputation. Despite her work as a producer and strategist, she was often introduced simply as “his wife.” Fashugba didn’t like that. That constant erasure made one […]
4 months ago
For nearly two decades, one character has endured Nollywood’s landscape. This unlikely icon, neither a polished heroine nor a role model, has maintained an iron grip on audiences’ attention across films and television series since 2008. Her persistence in Nigeria’s ever-shifting entertainment scene prompts us to ask: What fuels Jenifa’s longevity? To dismiss Jenifa’s impact […]
4 months ago
On September 13, the Naija Artificial Intelligence Film Festival (NAIFF) is set to host the continent’s first-ever artificial intelligence film festival at Lagos’s Alliance Française. It drew over 490 submissions from filmmakers across Africa, exploring the intersection of technology and storytelling. Founded in April 2025 by Obinna Okerekeocha, the NAIFF has quickly grown into a […]
4 months ago
September has a way of demanding stories that feel both grounding and expansive. The rush of the year begins to slow, but not enough to dull our appetite for comforting narratives. This month’s picks spotlight a range of contemporary voices in African literature who each, in their own way, capture the complexities of ordinary lives […]
4 months ago
The Nigerian aviation industry finds itself at the center of a heated debate over justice. Recent incidents involving two passengers have exposed what many perceive as inconsistencies in how violations are handled, raising questions about our collective values as a nation. The controversy began when renowned Fuji musician Wasiu Ayinde (Kwam1) publicly apologized for an […]
4 months ago
The headlines read like a victory lap: 1 billion naira in 19 days. Everybody Loves Jenifa has just become the fastest Nollywood film to hit that milestone, and Funke Akindele has done it again. But even before its December 13, 2023, premiere, anticipation was feverish. The campaign began long before the official release date, crescendoing […]
5 months ago
In great cinema, a setting is the pulse that shapes the plot, the unseen partner in every conversation, and the mirror that reflects a character’s truths. Some Nigerian filmmakers have long understood this, using the country’s sprawling cities, historic towns, and sacred landscapes not as mere backdrops but as characters with their own moods, histories, […]
5 months ago
