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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: Emmanuel Igbekele Odihiri

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 cinematographer, editor and colorist, Emmanuel Igbekele Odihiri. Emmanuel Odihiri grew up in the 90s  Ikotun, Lagos, living with his grandmother in […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 months ago

My Life In Nollywood: Emmanuel Igbekele Odihiri

FAME Week Africa Students Film Showcase 2025: Oliver Boje & Mila Nieman’s “Detour” Experiments Dangerously with Cross-genre Ideas

Detour fuses crime drama and romantic comedy in an unusual, ludicrous way that tugs at our attention. The 24-minute short film, written by Mila Nieman and co-directed with Oliver Boje, is set in the city of Cape Town, South Africa. It follows a recently estranged couple Michael and Liena who unexpectedly meet in the same […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 months ago

FAME Week Africa Students Film Showcase 2025: Oliver Boje & Mila Nieman’s “Detour” Experiments Dangerously with Cross-genre Ideas

FAME Week Africa Students Film Showcase 2025: Emily Mürch’s “99 Days Too Soon” Is An Emotional Journey on Premature Birth and Neonatal Care

On 24th August, 2002, 26-week-old Emily Mürch was prematurely born through a cesarean section, after which the baby spent 99 days in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Over two decades after her birth, the young woman, a South Africa Film Academy intern, has produced and directed 99 Days Too Soon, a short personal documentary […]

Adedamola Adedayo

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2 months ago

FAME Week Africa Students Film Showcase 2025: Emily Mürch’s “99 Days Too Soon” Is An Emotional Journey on Premature Birth and Neonatal Care

 Omotoke Solarin-Sodara’s “You Are the Problem” Weaves A Tale of Guilt

The opening quote of Omotoke Solarin-Sodara’s You Are the Problem, “A shared dream is a common prison, built from our own transgressions,” immediately sets the psychological tension driving this 12-minute thriller. This epigraph foreshadows the film’s revelations, suggesting how collective guilt can harden into self-imposed captivity. Preye and Favour, portrayed by Janet Ajanma and Fadesaye […]

Shalom Tewobola

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2 months ago

 Omotoke Solarin-Sodara’s “You Are the Problem” Weaves A Tale of Guilt
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