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.
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Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent
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.
6 months ago
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 […]
3 months ago
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 […]
5 months ago
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 […]
6 months ago
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.
10 months ago
The legend of Madam Koikoi has given rise to countless origin stories, each striving to unravel the mythology behind this popular figure. In one version, she is cast as a cruel educator who terrorized her students with unprovoked beatings, only to meet a tragic end in a fatal accident after being dismissed. Another account, culled […]
4 months ago
In modern-day Nigeria, poverty & resilience intersect in a world ruled by fate and chance. The Odds, written and directed by Loup Garou’s Kewa Oni, is set against the vivid backdrop of Lagos in an incredibly intense 24-hour period. It tells the story of Sule, a young man whose life is irrevocably altered by a […]
4 months ago
2024 ended with the rumor of Netflix discontinuing its activities in the Nigerian film market. Films and series weren’t given worldwide distribution. Prime Video had early in 2024 announced restraining its funding and commissioning of projects in the African and Middle East market. Thus, 2025 started with lots of energy-draining and exhausting private and public […]
4 months ago
Tunde Kelani is set to release his 2021 film Cordelia across the domestic cinemas from July 18th, 2025, marking the veteran filmmaker and cinematographer’s return to the big screens. An adaptation of literary icon Professor Femi Osofisan’s novella of same title, Cordelia is a compelling drama set in Nigeria in the early 1990s during military […]
4 months ago
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 soundtrack composer and sound designer, Adam Songbird. Aluko Damilola (alias Adam Songbird) had a communal upbringing that exposed him to different […]
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In a society with surging and infuriating statistics of domestic violence and sexual harassment, it’s politically inept and insentitive that the film decides to deposit a harassment scene just for the sake of it.
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The Masires have a complicated past and complex relationship that often haunts them.
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Filmjoint, founded by Gbenga Adeoti, was created out of the necessity to boost the identity of Nigerian and international short films. Worried, as a filmmaker himself, about the second-class look and attention given to Nigerian and international short films by the audience, distributors and even filmmakers themselves, Adeoti decided to make a business and financial […]
4 months ago