Art

Digital Piracy in Nigeria: We Need Honest and Accommodating Conversations

The Nigerian literary community has been engaged in an important conversation around piracy, unapproved digitization, accessibility, and distribution of Nigerian and African books. Fortune Amor’s digitization of over 200 African writers’ books belonging to the Heinemann African Writers Series sparked this timely conversation. Nigerian journalist and writer, Molara Wood, and others have rightfully called out […]

Seyi Lasisi

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6 months ago

Digital Piracy in Nigeria: We Need Honest and Accommodating Conversations

Akay Mason’s “Red Circle” is a Thoughtful Drama that Doesn’t Add Up

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 […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Akay Mason’s “Red Circle” is a Thoughtful Drama that Doesn’t Add Up

AMVCA Nominations 2025: Prediction in Key Categories

As announced by Dr. Busola Tejumola, MultiChoice’s Executive Head of Content and Channels (West Africa), during a press conference last week, the annual Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Award’s (AMVCA) nomination will be announced on 23rd, March 2025. Scheduled to be a live broadcast, the nomination announcement which will take place by 7:00pm WAT will determine […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

AMVCA Nominations 2025: Prediction in Key Categories

“B(l)ind the Sacrifice”: Nakhane Pokes at Organised Religion and Received Traditional Knowledge

“Additionally, the film opens with the mother reiterating how important it is to follow the family’s tradition and obey the father. I wanted to use this to state that sometimes the victims of patriarchy subconsciously ensure that it stays in power. Although she doesn’t participate in the sacrifice, it’s ambiguous as to if she knows about two important incidents in the film: The attempted sacrifice and the lead character’s killing of his father. I decided to do that to leave ambiguity in the audiences’ consciousness.”

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

“B(l)ind the Sacrifice”: Nakhane Pokes at Organised Religion and Received Traditional Knowledge

Good Showcases Culture At RSVP Art Exhibition & Pop-Up

In a city teeming with creativity, some events pass unnoticed. Others make a statement. The RSVP Art Exhibition & Pop-Up was the latter. On Sunday, March 2, 2025, Good—a Nigerian creator-driven e-commerce platform—transformed a simple showcase into a cultural experience. Art met fashion. Commerce met community. Creativity took center stage, and at its core were […]

Alex Omenye

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1 year ago

Good Showcases Culture At RSVP Art Exhibition & Pop-Up

Maia Lekow and Christopher King’s Sundance-Selected Documentary Informs on How to Build a Library

The documentary is a sad reminder of the Kenyan government’s frustration of citizens’ goodwill and its disinterest in education. That Shiro and Wachuka lobbied the government for the library which is supposed to be part of their social responsibility is the first indication of the government’s disinterest in developing the philosophical and intellectual mindset of their citizens.

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

Maia Lekow and Christopher King’s Sundance-Selected Documentary Informs on How to Build a Library

IFÁ Announces Official Screening Selection

The Ibadan Indie Film Awards(IFÁ) has announced the official screening selection for its first open mic film screening for the year. Scheduled to hold, on March 15, 2025, at the New Culture Studio, Oremeji, Ibadan. Established in 2022, IFÁ was created to recognize and reward the excellence of young independent Nigerian filmmakers creating from anywhere […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 year ago

IFÁ Announces Official Screening Selection

Wase Taiwo on Art’s Power For Self-Expression

To be an artist like Wase Taiwo, a multi-hyphenate who has become a formidable presence within Lagos’ rapidly expanding art scene, is to simultaneously straddle multiple realities. As an artist he leads an understated existence, ever lingering in the shadows, to allow his work to bask in the spotlight. His Instagram page, an eclectic collage, […]

Chibuzo Emmanuel

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2 years ago

Wase Taiwo on Art’s Power For Self-Expression
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