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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.

Shalom Tewobola

2 months ago

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

3 weeks ago

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

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 […]

Shalom Tewobola

2 months ago

What “Children of Blood and Bone” Reveals About Nollywood’s Deeper Struggles

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.

Shalom Tewobola

6 months ago

7 Predictions For Nigerian Film in 2025

As we look back on the previous year’s releases, debuts, and industry-defining moments in Nigerian Film, it’s time we look forward and embrace what this year might hold for Nigerian Film. Here’s what and who to keep an eye on as the year continues to take shape. I do not come to you by chance […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

6 months ago

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Kewa Oni’s “The Odds” is a Stake Journey Between Sudden Fortune and Danger

In modern-day Nigeria, poverty & resilience intersect in a world ruled by fate and chance. The Odds, written and directed by Loup Garou’s Kewa Oni, is set against the vivid backdrop of Lagos in an incredibly intense 24-hour period. It tells the story of Sule, a young man whose life is irrevocably altered by a […]

Seyi Lasisi

16 hours ago

The 5 Best Nollywood Films of 2025 So far

2024 ended with the rumor of Netflix discontinuing its activities in the Nigerian film market. Films and series weren’t given worldwide distribution. Prime Video had early in 2024 announced restraining its funding and commissioning of projects in the African and Middle East market. Thus, 2025 started with lots of energy-draining and exhausting private and public […]

Seyi Lasisi

16 hours ago

Tunde Kelani Makes A Comeback On The Big Screens With “Cordelia”

Tunde Kelani is set to release his 2021 film Cordelia across the domestic cinemas from July 18th, 2025, marking the veteran filmmaker and cinematographer’s return to the big screens. An adaptation of literary icon Professor Femi Osofisan’s novella of same title, Cordelia is a compelling drama set in Nigeria in the early 1990s during military […]

Adedamola Adedayo

2 days ago

My Life In Nollywood: Adam Songbird

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features soundtrack composer and sound designer, Adam Songbird. Aluko Damilola (alias Adam Songbird) had a communal upbringing that exposed him to different […]

Adedamola Adedayo

3 days ago

Jerry Ossai’s Interpretation of Madam Koi-Koi Legend is Limiting and Troubling

In a society with surging and infuriating statistics of domestic violence and sexual harassment, it’s politically inept and insentitive that the film decides to deposit a harassment scene just for the sake of it.

Seyi Lasisi

6 days ago

Family Dynamics and The Underworld in “Kings of Jo’burg”

The Masires have a complicated past and complex relationship that often haunts them.

Adedamola Adedayo

7 days ago

Filmjoint Premiere 2025: The Market For Nigerian Short Films Keep Expanding

Filmjoint, founded by Gbenga Adeoti, was created out of the necessity to boost the identity of Nigerian and international short films. Worried, as a filmmaker himself, about the second-class look and attention given to Nigerian and international short films by the audience, distributors and even filmmakers themselves, Adeoti decided to make a business and financial […]

Seyi Lasisi

7 days ago

First Features’ “The Lost Days” Is Coming to Prime Video

What happens when you try to fix what was broken years ago? That’s the emotional thread running through The Lost Days, a new film from director Wingonia Ikpi, set to premiere on Prime Video on July 11, 2025. Anchored in themes of love, abandonment, and reconciliation, The Lost Days tells the story of Chisom, a […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

1 week ago

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Here Is Everything We Know About “My Father’s Shadow”

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

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

What “Children of Blood and Bone” Reveals About Nollywood’s Deeper Struggles

7 Predictions For Nigerian Film in 2025

Kewa Oni’s “The Odds” is a Stake Journey Between Sudden Fortune and Danger

The 5 Best Nollywood Films of 2025 So far

Tunde Kelani Makes A Comeback On The Big Screens With “Cordelia”

My Life In Nollywood: Adam Songbird

Jerry Ossai’s Interpretation of Madam Koi-Koi Legend is Limiting and Troubling

Family Dynamics and The Underworld in “Kings of Jo’burg”

Filmjoint Premiere 2025: The Market For Nigerian Short Films Keep Expanding

First Features’ “The Lost Days” Is Coming to Prime Video

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