What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
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Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
3 weeks ago
My Father’s Shadow dual-citizenship tension isn’t an isolated conversation in African cinema. From the early 2000’s to date, there have been a select number of African titles with similar tension.
2 months ago
Intentional storytelling are the purposeful creative choices that involve a smooth blend of narrative, aesthetic style and themes in a manner that enhances meaning and overall appeal.
5 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 […]
11 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 […]
1 year ago
PinPoint Productions has officially confirmed the production of Aloma, the debut feature film from acclaimed Nigerian filmmaker, writer, and director Chris Ihidero. This powerful thriller, which is fully financed by a consortium of investors led by MBO Capital, is currently in post-production and is scheduled for a major international premiere in 2026. Aloma is an […]
7 months ago
Art possesses an undeniable capacity for timelessness, effortlessly straddling multiple eras at once. A literary text, film or piece of music, despite being produced in a contemporary period, may hint at or portray a significant aspect of the history of a person or society. For example, Chimamanda Adichie’s Half of A Yellow Sun and its […]
7 months ago
Obi Is a Boy introduces us to Obinna, a young man returning home for his mother’s funeral, stepping once more into a house where he has previously been treated as an unwanted presence. His father, retrograde and blinded by his own prejudice, appears to tolerate him only for the duration of the rites, unwilling to […]
7 months ago
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 […]
7 months ago
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 […]
7 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 […]
7 months ago
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 […]
7 months ago
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, […]
7 months ago
