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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.

Shalom Tewobola

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

4 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

6 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 […]

Shalom Tewobola

7 months ago

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.

Shalom Tewobola

10 months ago

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Tunde Kelani Makes A Comeback On The Big Screens With “Cordelia”

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 […]

Adedamola Adedayo

5 months ago

My Life In Nollywood: Adam Songbird

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 […]

Adedamola Adedayo

5 months ago

Jerry Ossai’s Interpretation of Madam Koi-Koi Legend is Limiting and Troubling

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.

Seyi Lasisi

5 months ago

Family Dynamics and The Underworld in “Kings of Jo’burg”

The Masires have a complicated past and complex relationship that often haunts them.

Adedamola Adedayo

5 months ago

Filmjoint Premiere 2025: The Market For Nigerian Short Films Keep Expanding

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 […]

Seyi Lasisi

5 months ago

First Features’ “The Lost Days” Is Coming to Prime Video

What happens when you try to fix what was broken years ago? That’s the emotional thread running through The Lost Days, a new film from director Wingonia Ikpi, set to premiere on Prime Video on July 11, 2025. Anchored in themes of love, abandonment, and reconciliation, The Lost Days tells the story of Chisom, a […]

Culture Custodian Editorial Team

5 months ago

Big Cabal Media Unveils “Zikoko Life”: A Bold Anthology Film Series on Love, Sex and Autonomy

Media company, Big Cabal Media has announced the upcoming release of Zikoko Life, a daring new anthology film series premiering in July, on YouTube. Inspired by Zikoko’s acclaimed editorial franchises — Naira Life, Sex Life, and Love Life — this anthology brings to screen the intimate, emotional, and complex realities of Nigerian women navigating agency […]

Seyi Lasisi

5 months ago

“Unclaimed”: Unlikely Storytelling Route Ruptures Promising Psychological Thriller

Being a successful filmmaker requires having the ability to play around unpopular ideas or review popular ones through fresh lenses. In doing so, the filmmaker has an unwritten obligation to tell the truth of a people’s culture and beliefs, more often staying faithful to the social context. It is not out of place for a […]

Adedamola Adedayo

5 months 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

Tunde Kelani Makes A Comeback On The Big Screens With “Cordelia”

My Life In Nollywood: Adam Songbird

Jerry Ossai’s Interpretation of Madam Koi-Koi Legend is Limiting and Troubling

Family Dynamics and The Underworld in “Kings of Jo’burg”

Filmjoint Premiere 2025: The Market For Nigerian Short Films Keep Expanding

First Features’ “The Lost Days” Is Coming to Prime Video

Big Cabal Media Unveils “Zikoko Life”: A Bold Anthology Film Series on Love, Sex and Autonomy

“Unclaimed”: Unlikely Storytelling Route Ruptures Promising Psychological Thriller

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