What Exactly Is All This Sex Doing in Blood Sisters?
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
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Features, reviews, and essays on film and TV shows from across the African continent
Blood Sisters Understands That Sex Can Tell a Story. It Just Doesn’t Always Know What Story It’s Telling.
2 weeks ago
My Father’s Shadow dual-citizenship tension isn’t an isolated conversation in African cinema. From the early 2000’s to date, there have been a select number of African titles with similar tension.
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Intentional storytelling are the purposeful creative choices that involve a smooth blend of narrative, aesthetic style and themes in a manner that enhances meaning and overall appeal.
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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 […]
11 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 […]
1 year ago
From the visionary behind Ojuju, Juju Stories, and the black-and-white mythic marvel Mami Wata, award-winning filmmaker CJ “Fiery” Obasi has announced his first foray into animation, and in true Obasi fashion, it’s drenched in juju. Animation debut incoming… #JujuSoccer pic.twitter.com/bSEMWkYnUc — C.J. “Fiery” Obasi (@FieryCJ) June 10, 2025 Taking to Twitter yesterday with the succinct […]
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As part of efforts towards developing African cinema, Locarno Film Festival’s Open Doors program has launched a four-year plan that will support African filmmakers from 2025 to 2028 through co-production opportunities and training for producers and directors. This inaugural African cohort aligns with the program’s broader vision of providing room for creative talent development for […]
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Ahead of its screening at the Caribbean Film Festival 2025, Nnamdi Kanaga has released the official teaser for Water Girl—a supernatural thriller inspired by the concept of Ọgbanje in Igbo mythology. The film follows the story of Kamsi, a teenage girl whose earthly existence is threatened by the spiritual circumstances of her birth. The official […]
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Dear Ajayi, Damilola Orimogunje’s second directorial work, has started principal photography in Ibadan. After eight years of nurturing the script through an international development pipeline in Africa, Europe and North America, filming has officially commenced on Dear Ajayi, the much-anticipated second feature from award-winning Nigerian filmmaker Orimogunje. Dear Ajayi unfolds in the late 1990s in […]
1 year ago
The 9th annual Toronto International Nollywood Film Festival (TINFF) is set to take place from September 6th – 13, 2025, across different locations in Toronto and Brampton, Ontario in Canada—with screening schedules yet to be disclosed. This week-long celebration of film, culture, and industry innovation promises to be an exciting event, featuring a diverse range […]
1 year ago
Old Nollywood films have been casually and seriously discussed as having storytelling and technical dents. In their volume, these films flooded the Nigerian film market (courtesy of Alaba International Market, Ebinpejo Lane in Idumota Lagos, Iweka Road in Onitsha and Pound Road in Aba) and helped curate the taste buds of the Nigerian audience. Although […]
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In the quest for bold, unapologetic and diverse narratives that can breach boundaries, The Film Rats Club is welcoming submissions from filmmakers across Africa and the diaspora towards The Annual Film Mischief 2025 (TAFM) that is scheduled to run from October 8th – 30th. Film screenings will be held across Lagos and Abuja in Nigeria, […]
1 year ago
Every week, The Culture Custodian grants you an all-access backstage pass into the lives of Nollywood rock stars. You learn about their fascinating backgrounds, the behind-the-scenes stories, and more. This episode features actor and budding filmmaker Jide Kene Achufusi. Jideofor Kenechukwu Achufusi, popularly known as Jide Kene Achufusi or Swanky JKA, radiates talent and charisma, […]
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