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.
7 months ago
Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent
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.
7 months ago
Afolabi Olalekan’s Freedom Way written and produced by Blessing Uzzi, takes a lengthy and laborious 90 minutes to drive home a single point: our lives, as humans and Nigerians, especially, are connected. Uzzi’s script assembles a varied cast to make this point: the co-founders of Easy Go Ride, Themba (Jesse Suntele), Tayo (Ogaranya), and Edi […]
4 months ago
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 […]
6 months ago
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 […]
7 months ago
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.
11 months ago
Nigerian film enthusiasts weren’t, at first, familiar with Taye Arimoro’s involvement with Peggy Ovire’s Pieces of Love. Guarding details about a film or series production is industry standard. But, on November 11, 2025 that respected secrecy was broken when Arimoro posted a video of an on-set altercation that led to alleged physical assault. Arimoro’s scheduled […]
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MultiChoice, a Canal+ company, in partnership with Diageo, is proud to announce Don Julio as the headline sponsor of the 12th Africa Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCAs). The official launch of this partnership happened on 3rd December, 2025 at The Wings Towers on Victoria Island, Lagos. This partnership celebrates Africa’s brightest talents. Built on a […]
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Queer Nigerian and African media is continually growing despite state and homophobic stifling. Queer Nigerian media exist in the songs of Temmie Ovwasa, visual arts by Tega Akpomedaye and Eloghosa Osunde, Ani Kayode Somtochukwu, Akwaeke Emezi and other Nigerian books. And This Is Love, a queer-themed documentary co-directed by Victor Ugoo Njoku and Neec Nonso, […]
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Noir Ida, Ogun, and New Threats Collide in a High-Stakes Dungeon Showdown ClubZella has officially released Orisha Warz Issue #2: Bane of Bones – a darker, more intense chapter that elevates the scale and mythology of the Orisha universe. Following the explosive debut, Bane of Bones brings sharper conflict, richer lore, and a cinematic depth […]
2 days ago
Destiny Festus’ In Our Dream We Fly is a celebration of the divinity of everyday life. The film which screened at IFA 2025 and made in collaboration with his siblings revolves around the mundanity of everyday conversation that two sisters share. We watch the sisters dote on each other and get mischievous in the archetypal […]
3 days ago
In 2023, Blue Adekunle’s Man and Masquerades won the Best Student Film at Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) Globe Award. In 2025, she released Ranti Ronu which won the Best Storytelling award at the Ibadan Indie Film Awards (IFA). The centering of Nigerian and African culture is one of the relationships between Man and Masquerade […]
3 days ago
The journey to making Odaro Eguavoen’s Noise Around Her Black, his debut short film, started while he watched films at the 2024 edition of the S16 Film Festival. Attending the festival and watching specific films opened him to the possibilities of expressing himself through cinema. As Eguavoen shared this during the post-screening conversation at Ibadan […]
3 days ago
The 4th edition of Kingdom Film Festival (KFF 2025) took place at Victoria Island, Lagos, bringing together faith-inclined filmmakers and talents within the creative industry in Nigeria. Partly modelled after other major film festivals in the country and around Africa, KFF 2025 featured exclusive film screenings, keynote speeches, panel sessions, workshops, pitch sessions and an […]
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