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Here Is Everything We Know About “My Father’s Shadow”

My Father’s Shadow is a personal, semi-autobiographical exploration of the Davies brothers. It’s charged as an attempt to make sense of the absence that shaped their formative years.

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

3 months ago

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

5 months ago

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 […]

What “Children of Blood and Bone” Reveals About Nollywood’s Deeper Struggles

An announcement meant to celebrate African storytelling instead ignited debates about Hollywood’s disregard for Nollywood talent, accusations of cultural interloping, and the perceived insensitivity of Western production teams.

Were Ancient Egyptians Black Or White? Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra Has Revived A Century-old Controversy

Patrick Nelle for bird story agency “I announce on this day to the media that Cleopatra was not black. Cleopatra was Greek, similar to the queens and princesses of Macedonia. If we look at the scenes in the Egyptian temples, we can see that the pharaohs are depicted and in front of them were Nubian, […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

2 years ago

“The Olive” Season 1 Review: How Accelerate TV Warmed Its Way Into Hearts

In 2021, when Accelerate TV first aired The Olive, a story of family, relationships, secrets and espionage, on their YouTube platform, it must have taken viewers a while to grow into the web series. At that time, Accelerate TV—unlike the likes of Netflix, Showmax, and Amazon Prime Video with apparently more visibility and marketability—was still […]

2 years ago

Accelerate TV’s “The Olive” Season 2: In Conversation with Ibrahim Suleiman

First aired in 2021, The Olive is a drama thriller series available on Accelerate Plus app and Accelerate TV’s YouTube channel. It follows the story of Anayo, a man in his forties who, in the wake of his wife’s demise, has to cater for his children, take care of his wife’s restaurant business and maintain […]

2 years ago

Accelerate TV’s “The Olive” Season 2: In Conversation with Michael Ejoor

2 years ago

Toyosi Etim-Effiong Seeks Global Reception For Nollywood Through Partnership With Essence Festival of Culture and Film, New Orleans

As Nollywood, a thriving segment of Nigeria’s entertainment industry, seeks global expansion, founder and CEO of That Good Media, Toyosi Etim-Effiong, hosted a Nollywood Stakeholders’ Forum at 1952 Africa in the heart of Lekki on May 9, 2023. During the forum, the ebullient media entrepreneur spoke extensively about her recent partnership with ESSENCE Festival of […]

2 years ago

10 Iconic Yoruba Nollywood Characters

Before the relatively recent era of New Nollywood productions as Ayinla, King of Thieves (Ageshinkole), Anikulapo and Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman, the Yoruba wing of Nollywood has thrived mainly by numbers and have stood the test of time as its early filmmakers (e.g. Gbenga Adewusi, Yekini Ajileye, etc.) were part of its development in […]

2 years ago

AMVCA 2023: How It Happened

The ninth African Magic Viewers’ Choice Awards (AMVCA) celebrations began on Thursday May 18, 2023 with a series of activities lined up for the three-day occasion. First, there was an Opening Night and Cultural Day event at the Federal Palace Hotel and Casino, Lagos on Thursday May 18 2023. This was followed by the Runway […]

2 years ago

Davido’s New Netflix Docu-series, “David,” Premieres in December

After the long hiatus from music which Davido took following his son’s death, the Nigerian afrobeats star returned to the scene with a 17-track album, Timeless, which he released on March 31 to wide critical acclaim and commercial success. The album has set some new records, such as peaking at Number 2 on the US […]

Michael Aromolaran

2 years ago

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Here Is Everything We Know About “My Father’s Shadow”

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

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

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

What “Children of Blood and Bone” Reveals About Nollywood’s Deeper Struggles

Were Ancient Egyptians Black Or White? Netflix’s Queen Cleopatra Has Revived A Century-old Controversy

“The Olive” Season 1 Review: How Accelerate TV Warmed Its Way Into Hearts

Accelerate TV’s “The Olive” Season 2: In Conversation with Ibrahim Suleiman

Accelerate TV’s “The Olive” Season 2: In Conversation with Michael Ejoor

Toyosi Etim-Effiong Seeks Global Reception For Nollywood Through Partnership With Essence Festival of Culture and Film, New Orleans

10 Iconic Yoruba Nollywood Characters

AMVCA 2023: How It Happened

Davido’s New Netflix Docu-series, “David,” Premieres in December

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