Film And Tv

Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent

NBO Film Festival: Chief Nyamweya’s “Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes” Combines African Folklore with Children’s Programming

Six years ago, when Chief Nyamweya, a Kenyan animator and creative director, became a father, he evolved from making adult-focused graphic novels and crime fiction content to also catering to children’s entertainment. He had published his first graphic novel in 2010 and, together with his team, launched an animation studio about three years later. He […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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10 months ago

NBO Film Festival: Chief Nyamweya’s “Uli & Tata’s African Nursery Rhymes” Combines African Folklore with Children’s Programming

AFRIFF 2025: Nwamaka Priscilla Chikezie’s “To Adaego With Love” is Deflated by Historical Erasure

The Nigerian military government, led by General Yakubu Gown, in 1970 launched a formal post-civil-war reconciliation policy under the “no victor, no vanquished” slogan. That slogan was formally coordinated in the comprehensive “3Rs” program: Reconciliation, Rehabilitation, and Reconstruction. This post-war policy was an attempt to set the tone for national cohesion, retribution and a sense […]

Seyi Lasisi

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10 months ago

AFRIFF 2025: Nwamaka Priscilla Chikezie’s “To Adaego With Love” is Deflated by Historical Erasure

My Life in Nollywood: Loria Nnam Can Do It All

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 actress Loria Nnam.  Loria Nnam is a multidisciplinary performer whose work spans acting, filmmaking, voice performance, music and storytelling. Her journey […]

Anjola Akinmade

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10 months ago

My Life in Nollywood: Loria Nnam Can Do It All

James Omokwe’s “Osamede” Does not Romanticize The African Past

The Nigerian and African pre-colonial and colonial past is a space of continuous contest, trauma, nostalgia and pride. Colonialism enforced a brutal separation from personal, cultural, geographical and national identity. The cultural and spiritual life and identity of British colonies, like Nigeria, was forced to unfavourably exist and contest with British religion, culture, values and […]

Seyi Lasisi

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10 months ago

James Omokwe’s “Osamede” Does not Romanticize The African Past
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