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Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent

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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6 months ago

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

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

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8 months ago

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

Fatimah Gimsay is Interested in Telling Colorful Everyday Stories

If anyone has truly lived in Nigerian television’s engine room, it is Fatimah Binta Gimsay. She has moved through nearly every layer of the industry: from her early days of carrying out production tasks behind the scenes to becoming one of the more distinctive voices today. She started out as a writer’s assistant, learning the […]

Shalom Tewobola

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6 days ago

Fatimah Gimsay is Interested in Telling Colorful Everyday Stories

S16 Film Festival 2025: Celestina Aleobua and Sochima Nwakaeze’s “Second Wind” Confronts Sexual Assault and Trauma 

Violence against women constitutes an underreported and underaddressed global phenomenon, with the World Health Organization (WHO) saying that nearly one in three women have experienced intimate partner violence or sexual violence of any kind in their lifetime. These victims are likely to face trauma that could last a lifetime, often struggling to overcome the psychological […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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6 days ago

S16 Film Festival 2025: Celestina Aleobua and Sochima Nwakaeze’s “Second Wind” Confronts Sexual Assault and Trauma 

S16 Festival 2025: Kagho Idehbor Crowther’s “My Jebba Story” Salvages Memory and Humanity 

Some of the most compelling stories often emerge directly from real-life experiences. Because they are rooted in actual individual encounters, they tend to be profound, heartfelt and relatable. Such stories can take the form of documentaries, biopics or hybrid film forms that juggle reality with imaginative interpretation. An example is Raoul Peck’s Ernest Cole: Lost […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 week ago

S16 Festival 2025: Kagho Idehbor Crowther’s “My Jebba Story” Salvages Memory and Humanity 

S16 Film Festival 2025: Kagho Idhebor’s “My Jebba Story” and Lagos’ Architecture Space

Nigerian filmmaker and cinematographer, Kagho Idhebor has over the years fashioned a distinctive and recognisable filmmaking style and language. This style is discernible in his independently voiced, written, edited, shot and directed projects. The filmmaker, in these films, leans more towards documentary-esque shorts and photo essays produced from pictures he took on the street. This […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 week ago

S16 Film Festival 2025: Kagho Idhebor’s “My Jebba Story” and Lagos’ Architecture Space

Taye Arimoro vs  Peggy Ovire: What It Reveals About Nollywood’s Troubled Set Culture

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 […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 weeks ago

Taye Arimoro vs  Peggy Ovire: What It Reveals About Nollywood’s Troubled Set Culture
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