Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent
Even high-profile music projects like Beyoncé’s Black Is King, despite its visual splendor, fall into the trap of cultural oversimplification. While the production aims to celebrate African heritage, it inadvertently reinforces a romanticized vision that flattens the continent’s complexities.
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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.
3 months ago
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 […]
3 months ago
Romance, across African cultures, does not thrive independently or solely on love gestures between the partners involved. Its longevity, as South African producer-director Jayan Moodley makes us believe in Meet The Khumalos, is often strongly tied to family allegiances. Becoming engaged as a couple and getting married without parental consent is considered abominable to most […]
2 days ago
The celebrity-esque attention she received during this period aside, it was at this moment that the thought of being an actor subconsciously trickled into her mind. This subconscious decision and instincts would guide her choice of extra-curricular activities.
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Nemsia Studios, the production company behind Breath of Life and A Green Fever, will unveil three films at the upcoming NollywoodWeek Film Festival in Paris, France, this May. The selected titles are After 30 (screening 8th May), Soft Love (screening 10th May) and The Fire and The Moth (screening 11th May). This development marks an […]
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When Thomas Edison, assisted by William Dickson, invented a machine he named the kinetoscope in 19th-century America, he became the progenitor of the earliest known motion picture transmitter. The device allowed its viewer, one at a time, to see, for a rapid second, through a peephole, a strip of film bereft of audio. By 1895, […]
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The Nigerian film industry has been rightly exposed to constant critical reviews and essays from critics and unfiltered criticism from the audience. Unmindful of these words and essays, the average mainstream Nollywood filmmaker is unfazed. Strangely confident, filmmakers make films, and begrudgingly, critics and audiences alike watch these films and TV series. With this committed […]
1 week ago
The history of African cinema at the Cannes Film Festival is a rollercoaster of trials and triumphs. Since the 1960s when several African countries gained independence, African cinema has acutely represented the complex, eclectic experiences of her people, meandering through traditional and modern allegiances. In 1973, Touki Bouki by Senegalese director Djibril Diop became the […]
2 weeks ago
Filmmakers are studying the audiences to know and understand what they like, what they are watching, who they are following, the platforms they’re using, and social media influencers of ex-BBN housemates they’re raving about.
2 weeks ago
For the first time in its 80-year history, the Cannes Film Festival will feature a Nigerian film in official competition. This comes via My Father’s Shadow, selected for the Un Certain Regard section, an arena reserved for bold, original voices in global cinema. It’s a long-awaited moment for Africa’s most populous nation, now stepping onto […]
2 weeks ago
The African short film landscape has over the years received tepid attention from both the industry, investors, distributors, critics, audiences and even filmmakers. This has meant short films and their marks have been relegated to an understandably last position with feature films and TV series attracting vocal support. Unmindful of limited industry support, African short […]
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A decade after its groundbreaking debut, Before 30 (also known as B430) is officially back and now streaming on Amazon Prime Video. First released in 2015, the critically acclaimed Nigerian drama series written and directed by Bodunrin ‘BB’ Sasore explores the modern African woman’s experience, spotlighting themes of identity, independence, and the cultural pressures of marriage. Set […]
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