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Damilola Orimogunje Is Nationalist With His Films

In October 2020, Damilola Orimogunje’s feature-length directorial debut, For Maria Ebun Pataki, premiered at the Beyond Nollywood strand at Film Africa Festival. In 2022, it landed on Netflix and attracted critical and commercial acclaim. Orimogunje, who is no stranger to the international film festival circuits courtesy of his shorts, Losing My Religion, Mo, and others, […]

Seyi Lasisi

2 days ago

Zikoko’s “Siraam”: Teaching Young Women Consent Isn’t Enough

We see Siraam as she struggles to advocate for herself and ensure that the sex she chooses is both pleasurable and safe for her.

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

3 days ago

Orobosa Ikponmwen’s “Adanne” gets AAIFF and Women of the Lens Festival London Selection

Orobosa Ikponmwen‘s directorial feature-length debut, Adanne, has been selected for the All African Independent Film Festival (AAIFF) in Kigali, Rwanda, and the Women of the Lens Festival in London. AAIFF is scheduled for 15th to 17th October, 2026, while the Women of the Lens Festival will take place in November 2026. Adanne tells the story […]

Seyi Lasisi

4 days ago

Ique Langa on Returning “O Profeta” to Mozambique

The days when internationally decorated African filmmakers and films struggled to get national and continental attention and distribution are slowly going extinct. From Wanuri Kahiu’s Rafiki, C.J Obasi’s Mami Wata, Baloji’s Omen (Augure), Rungano Nyoni’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Mohamed Kordofani’s Goodbye Julia, Zoey Martison’s The Fisherman, Akinola Davies’s My Father’s Shadow, and others, […]

Seyi Lasisi

4 days ago

In “Lost Connection,” Love Isn’t the Only Thing a Relationship Needs

There is something quietly heartbreaking about being physically close to someone every single day and being miles away from them emotionally, all at once. Maureen and Funsho share a home, relationship and a life, but increasingly, they seem to exist beside each other rather than with each other. Their phones fill the silences between them, […]

Anjola Akinmade

4 days ago

Kenya-Nigeria Co-Production “One Woman One Bra” Returns Home After Venice Premiere

The Kenya-Nigeria co-production One Woman One Bra is finally returning to Kenya in September, nearly a year after its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and a subsequent run through major international festivals. What makes its Kenyan premiere particularly interesting is where that homecoming begins. According to a Sinema Focus exclusive interview with writer […]

Anjola Akinmade

1 week ago

Jumafor Ajogwu and Yemi Adegbulu Selected for BFI’s TIFF Market Producers Delegation

Two Nigerian filmmakers, Leeds-based Jumafor Ajogwu, Bold Pictures and British-Nigerian Yemi Adegbulu, Sleepwalker Studios, have been selected as part of the six BFI-supported entrepreneurial UK Black and Global Majority producers to attend TIFF: The Market, the inaugural market at the Toronto International Film Festival. Supported by the BFI National Lottery International Connections Fund, these producers […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 week ago

FIC Luanda 2026 Presents First Films from its International Competition Category

The Luanda International Film Festival (FIC Luanda) 2026 has announced a list of international feature films featuring works from filmmakers from Portugal, Brazil, South Africa, Nigeria, the Democratic Republic of Congo, Spain, among others. The festival taking place from October 28 to November 2 in Luanda will have this film feature at the International Fiction […]

Seyi Lasisi

2 weeks ago

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Damilola Orimogunje Is Nationalist With His Films

Zikoko’s “Siraam”: Teaching Young Women Consent Isn’t Enough

Orobosa Ikponmwen’s “Adanne” gets AAIFF and Women of the Lens Festival London Selection

Ique Langa on Returning “O Profeta” to Mozambique

In “Lost Connection,” Love Isn’t the Only Thing a Relationship Needs

Kenya-Nigeria Co-Production “One Woman One Bra” Returns Home After Venice Premiere

Jumafor Ajogwu and Yemi Adegbulu Selected for BFI’s TIFF Market Producers Delegation

FIC Luanda 2026 Presents First Films from its International Competition Category

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