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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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6 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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7 months ago

Nollywood Romcoms Do Not Reflect Nigeria

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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months 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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2 months ago

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

“Everybody Loves Jenifa” Cements Funke Akindele’s Legacy but Lacks A Qualitative Narrative Edge

In 2009, Jenifa, a Yoruba-language comedy-drama film produced by Olatunji Balogun and directed by Muyideen Ayinde, was released, marking the beginning of the Jenifa franchise. The film was led by Funke Akindele, who played the character of Suliat, also known as Jenifa, an uneducated but overambitious village girl who relocates to Lagos where she navigates […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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3 months ago

“Everybody Loves Jenifa” Cements Funke Akindele’s Legacy but Lacks A Qualitative Narrative Edge

My Life In Nollywood: Martini Akande

Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You get to learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features film editor and post-production supervisor, Martini Akande. The arts have always been dear to Martini Akande’s heart. In secondary school, his […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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3 months ago

My Life In Nollywood: Martini Akande

Nollywood and The Politics of Moral Resolutions 

Nollywood has always shouldered ideas of morality that are rooted in Nigeria’s social existence, with narrative resolutions aiming for  justice and fulfilling some didactic purpose. For the filmmaker, a film is not just a medium of entertainment; it reveals lessons that guide human conduct, exposing both values and vices that are prevalent in a particular […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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3 months ago

Nollywood and The Politics of Moral Resolutions 
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