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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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4 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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6 months ago

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

 Omotoke Solarin-Sodara’s “You Are the Problem” Weaves A Tale of Guilt

The opening quote of Omotoke Solarin-Sodara’s You Are the Problem, “A shared dream is a common prison, built from our own transgressions,” immediately sets the psychological tension driving this 12-minute thriller. This epigraph foreshadows the film’s revelations, suggesting how collective guilt can harden into self-imposed captivity. Preye and Favour, portrayed by Janet Ajanma and Fadesaye […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 month ago

 Omotoke Solarin-Sodara’s “You Are the Problem” Weaves A Tale of Guilt

Brenda Fashugba Is Creating Powerful Women in the Arts

When she left a banking job in 2008 to enter the creative sector, she quickly discovered that her presence in the industry would be overshadowed by her husband’s long-standing reputation. Despite her work as a producer and strategist, she was often introduced simply as “his wife.” Fashugba didn’t like that. That constant erasure made one […]

Shalom Tewobola

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1 month ago

Brenda Fashugba Is Creating Powerful Women in the Arts

TIFF 2025: Zamo Mkhwanazi’s “Laundry” Exemplifies Life Under the Apartheid Regime

Zamo Mkhwanazihttps directorial debut, Laundry, is inspired by a personal story. In 1954, her maternal grandfather’s laundry business was unlawfully shot down by the apartheid government. It was about six years into the South African apartheid regime and this institutional disinheritance made her maternal grandfather lose his livelihood. This experience provides the autobiographical lens for […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 month ago

TIFF 2025: Zamo Mkhwanazi’s “Laundry” Exemplifies Life Under the Apartheid Regime

The Political Ruthlessness of “Shaka iLembe”

In its second season, the South African drama series Shaka iLembe adopts a bolder and more defined direction as it delves into the life and legacy of one of the Zulu Kingdom’s most formidable monarchs, Shaka kaSenzangakhona, widely known as Shaka the Zulu or Sigidi. Rising to prominence in the 19th century, Shaka distinguished himself […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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1 month ago

The Political Ruthlessness of “Shaka iLembe”

Examining Nollywood’s Portrayal of Sickle Cell and Sickle Cell Warriors

September, globally, is designated as National Sickle Cell Awareness Month. This annual and month-long campaign was kickstarted to encourage research, increase awareness and distribute information that contend with myths and uniformed opinions about sickle cell and sickle cell warriors. Globally, a flurry of educational, entertaining and empowering virtual and physical events are held around these […]

Seyi Lasisi

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1 month ago

Examining Nollywood’s Portrayal of Sickle Cell and Sickle Cell Warriors
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