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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

“Say Who Die” is a Culturally Resonant Comedy

The Nigerian film landscape has produced a scanty number of culturally relevant comedic titles and roles. Think Aki and Pawpaw and its many sequels portrayed by Chinedu Ikedieze and Osita Iheme, John Okafor’s role as Mr. Ibu, Osuofia played by Nkem Owoh in Osuofia in London, the eponymous Jenifa played by Funke Akindele, Boy Alinco […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

“Say Who Die” is a Culturally Resonant Comedy

William Benson On Embodying Iyase in “Osamede”

William Benson, a dyed-in-the-wool thespian, did not need to audition for the role of Iyase in Osamede, an epic fantasy film executively produced by Lilian Olubi and directed by James Omokwe. He was at home when he received a call from Omokwe, with whom he had worked on Ajoche, to confirm his availability for the […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 months ago

William Benson On Embodying Iyase in “Osamede”

AFRIFF Film and Content Market Hopes to Build a Sustainable Regional Film Market

Despite its longevity and status as the world’s second-largest producer of films, the Nigerian film industry does not  have a film market. For decades, Nigerian filmmakers seeking international distribution and partnerships have taken individual paths to achieving this: submitting scripts to regional and international labs, and networking with sales agents, distributors, content aggregators, producers and […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

AFRIFF Film and Content Market Hopes to Build a Sustainable Regional Film Market

Interrogating Queer and Female Bodies in Nigerian Film Archive

When, in 2021, Nigerian academic and documentary filmmaker Dr. Añulika Agina tried accessing the Nigerian Film Archive situated at the National Film, Video and Sound Archive (NFVSA) in Jos, her research interest was stifled by bureaucratic absurdities. Emails were left unacknowledged and when they were acknowledged, sloppy responses followed. The academic recounted this traumatic experience […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

Interrogating Queer and Female Bodies in Nigerian Film Archive

The Accelerate Filmmaker Project: A Casual Glimpse into Nollywood’s Future

The Accelerate Filmmaker Project and Access Bank funded films of 2024 had their first public screening at the 2024 edition of the Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF). This was followed by another ticketed screening, organized by Accelerate TV months after. Recently, the films made by first-time young filmmakers were uploaded to Accelerate TV’s YouTube channel […]

Seyi Lasisi

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2 months ago

The Accelerate Filmmaker Project: A Casual Glimpse into Nollywood’s Future

Big Brother Naija’s Addiction to Chaos: Why Toxicity Often Wins

Reality television has always thrived on conflict, and in Nigeria no show has perfected that formula quite like Big Brother Naija. Introduced to the Nigerian audience in 2006, BBN has become one of the country’s most influential cultural exports, shaping slang, style, and Saturday night Twitter (X) battles.  But somewhere along the way, the producers […]

Naomi Ezenwa

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2 months ago

Big Brother Naija’s Addiction to Chaos: Why Toxicity Often Wins
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