From his oeuvre, C. J. Obasi’s cinematic traction is obvious. Not only does he make the kinds of films that are uncommon to mainstream Nollywood; he also weaves spirituality into
Sir Victor Uwaifo, the late great Nigerian musician, once confessed seeing Mami Wata as he sat strumming a guitar on a beach, in Lagos, in the 1960s. That incredulous encounter,
On Sunday October 15th, the Nigerian Official Selection Committee (NOSC) for the Best International Feature Film (IFF) category of the Oscars announced the submission of C. J. Obasi’s Mami Wata
Occasionally, Nigerians vent about Nollywood’s colorful but shallow comedies centered around upper-class Lagosians. I’m tired of them. You most likely are. Even Mo Abudu, the mind behind the most successful