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

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.

Naomi Ezenwa

2 months ago

Best Nollywood Films of 2026, So Far

While Nollywood’s artistic ambitions have supposedly heightened, they often don’t translate onscreen.

Seyi Lasisi

1 month ago

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

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.

Seyi Lasisi

3 months ago

Intentional Storytelling and Black Consciousness in Kunle Afolayan’s “The Figurine” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”

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.

Adedamola Adedayo

6 months ago

Afolabi Olalekan’s “Freedom Way” Fails to Aspire Beyond Reiteration and Lamentation

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 […]

Seyi Lasisi

1 year ago

NAIFF: The AI Film Festival Leading Cinema Revolution in Nigeria

In 1903, when the Wright brothers’ contraption lifted off the ground at Kitty Hawk, it didn’t inspire awe. Many were unsettled, even frightened. The idea of man defying gravity felt unnatural, and skepticism ran deep. The New York Times, in a famously dismissive moment, predicted it could take one to ten million years before humans […]

Shalom Tewobola

1 year ago

6 Nollywood Films to Mark on Your Calendar This April

April is shaping up to be an exciting month for Nollywood, as a host of new releases promise to captivate audiences with fresh narratives, innovative themes, and top-tier performances. Following the staggering success of Omoni Oboli’s Love in Every Word (a film that dominated Q1 with Odogwu and Achalugo endearments and also ignited nationwide conversations). […]

Shalom Tewobola

1 year ago

5 Afrocentric Book-to-Film Adaptations

Prior to this moment, he spent over twenty-seven years in jail for his strong opposition to the apartheid regime in the British-ruled country. In the same year he became the president, he published his first volume of autobiography, Long Walk To Freedom, documenting his evolution from his childhood, formative years, education , civil rights contributions and incarceration.

Adedamola Adedayo

1 year ago

Sharon Rotimi Is Booked, Busy, and Just Getting Started

In 2022, fresh from completing her training at Del-York Creative Academy, Sharon Rotimi stepped into the industry with a drive to take on meaningful roles. In just a short time, she has built an impressive portfolio across both streaming platforms and television, with standout performances, including Closed Book, which earned a selection at the prestigious […]

Shalom Tewobola

1 year ago

Fankeenna Film Fest Guns For Its Sophomore Edition in Somaliland

Africa is replete with diverse artistic expressions, including films that are usually shown through cinema screenings and festivals. With the aid of both local and international film festivals, our films are constantly exposed to a growing base of heterogenous audiences on the continent and in the diaspora. One of such festivals is Fankeenna Film Fest, […]

Adedamola Adedayo

1 year ago

At 13, Simisola Gbadamosi is Fearlessly Showcasing Nigeria to the World

When Simisola Gbadamosi was just three years old, her remarkable voice set her apart. Even at such a young age, there was something undeniable about her talent, something that, over the next decade, the world would come to recognize and celebrate. Keke Hammond (COO of Flytime Fest and founder of Road14 Studios) would come to […]

Shalom Tewobola

1 year ago

Seventy Years After, “Afrique sur Seine” Still Rings A Bell in African Cinema

The current state of African cinema is a consequence of many years of sweat and blood. Pioneers of what is today a booming, dynamic industry never had it easy in their times, particularly in the 20th century when the continent was largely subjected to infamous policies under colonial rule and post-colonial military dictatorships. In 1934, […]

Adedamola Adedayo

1 year ago

The Universe of Nollywood Child Actors

Acting is a profession that comes with physical and mental demands, which include studying and interpreting the writer’s script, memorizing lines, attending auditions, and showing up for rehearsals and performances where and when necessary. In film, there are additional expectations for the actor, which may include getting involved in promotional content, honoring media interviews and […]

Adedamola Adedayo

1 year ago

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What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?

Best Nollywood Films of 2026, So Far

“My Father’s Shadow”: Analysing the Identity Crisis of a Nigerian and African Title

Intentional Storytelling and Black Consciousness in Kunle Afolayan’s “The Figurine” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners”

Afolabi Olalekan’s “Freedom Way” Fails to Aspire Beyond Reiteration and Lamentation

NAIFF: The AI Film Festival Leading Cinema Revolution in Nigeria

6 Nollywood Films to Mark on Your Calendar This April

5 Afrocentric Book-to-Film Adaptations

Sharon Rotimi Is Booked, Busy, and Just Getting Started

Fankeenna Film Fest Guns For Its Sophomore Edition in Somaliland

At 13, Simisola Gbadamosi is Fearlessly Showcasing Nigeria to the World

Seventy Years After, “Afrique sur Seine” Still Rings A Bell in African Cinema

The Universe of Nollywood Child Actors

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