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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

My Life In Nollywood: Ife Olujuyigbe

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 writer, producer and director, Ife Olujuyigbe  Ife Olujuyigbe, a multihyphenate, tows interconnected artistic paths. It all began from a childhood that […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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6 months ago

My Life In Nollywood: Ife Olujuyigbe

Is Niyi Akinmolayan The New Sheriff In Town?

In late 2020, a US-based friend visited Niyi Akinmolayan in tears and with complaints after losing fifty million naira over a sham filmmaking deal. She had contracted a man she met on Twitter (now X) to make a film because she thought he was a notable filmmaker in Nigeria based on how much knowledge of […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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6 months ago

Is Niyi Akinmolayan The New Sheriff In Town?

Documenting Nollywood’s Distribution Challenges in Dr Añulika Agina’s Directed and Ojie Imoloane-Led Documentary, ‘Beyond My Nollywood Screen’

Nigerian film exhibitors and distributors have, for decades, been away from media attention. Their effort of making films accessible to Nigerians have largely gone undocumented. In correcting this, Dr Añulika Agina and Ojie Imoloane are hoping to change that with their documentary, Beyond My Nollywood Screen. With financial support from the European Research Council, the […]

Seyi Lasisi

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6 months ago

Documenting Nollywood’s Distribution Challenges in Dr Añulika Agina’s Directed and Ojie Imoloane-Led Documentary, ‘Beyond My Nollywood Screen’

Filmhouse Group Leads Conversations on Nollywood At the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS)

West Africa’s leading entertainment company, Filmhouse Group, featured prominently at the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS) held during the 2025 Cannes Film Festival, leading a conversation on Nollywood’s evolving role on the global stage. The session, titled “The Nollywood Conversations: A Deep Dive into Opportunities to Present African Stories for Global Screens,” unpacked the current […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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6 months ago

Filmhouse Group Leads Conversations on Nollywood At the Nigerian International Film Summit (NIFS)

“After 30”: Momo Spaine’s Female-Focused Story is Plain, Precise and Potent

Momo Spaine’s After 30 starts on a brilliant note.  Sitting at the airport, Temi (Damilola Adegbite) concisely recounted pertinent details from Before 30, the series that birthed this new film. In her concise recounting, the film skillfully intimates viewers with almost-a-decade information without being stuffy and lacking. Nkem (Beverly Naya), after experiencing heartbreak, decides to […]

Seyi Lasisi

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6 months ago

“After 30”: Momo Spaine’s Female-Focused Story is Plain, Precise and Potent

The Combustible World of Zenzile Mwale In “Unseen” Season 2

Unseen, a South African Netflix crime thriller series, is based on a woman who leaves behind a trail of murders as she goes in search of her missing husband, who has just been freed from incarceration. It is adapted from the 2021 Turkish Netflix series Fatma, created by Özgür Önurme. The first season of Unseen […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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6 months ago

The Combustible World of Zenzile Mwale In “Unseen” Season 2

Four Things We Know About Nicole Asinugo’s “God Knows Best”

Following a successful decade-long journey as a multifaceted storyteller, Nicole Asinugo is taking a monumental leap towards directing. This leap has resulted in God Knows Best, her directorial debut film which isn’t your average grief story but one that offers a powerful, unflinching look at what it means to live on your own terms, even […]

Seyi Lasisi

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6 months ago

Four Things We Know About Nicole Asinugo’s “God Knows Best”

TIFF Taps Nigerian Executive Moses Babatope to Champion African Stories

Moses Babatope, founder and CEO of Nile Media Entertainment Group, has been named to the Advisory Committee for TIFF’s new industry market, TIFF: The Market. The market is set to run from September 10 to 16 in  2026.  As one of eight inaugural advisors, including executives from Sony Pictures Classics, MUBI, BBC Studios, and Lucasfilm, Babatope […]

Shalom Tewobola

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6 months ago

TIFF Taps Nigerian Executive Moses Babatope to Champion African Stories
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