Juju Stories and Choke were our Critic’s Picks in October. Netflix Nigeria boasts increased titles in November, from the adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s play Elesin Oba: The King’s Horseman, a sequel to Enola Holmes, romantic comedy Dinner at My Place and the return of the South African series Blood and Water. Unveiling an Outdoor Movie Experience at the New Culture Studio Ibadan In cinemas, Kunle Remi stars as an ex-spy sent on a rescue mission in Woke (Look Up), Disney takes us back to Wakanda with Black Panther: Wakanda Forever. Amazon Prime Video Nigeria will be offering 2022 cinema erotic…
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An outdoor movie experience, the Premier Movie Night, has been unveiled to take place at the New Culture Studio, Ibadan. The debut event will consist of activities geared towards better networking and will see a classic movie screened at the end of the evening. Premier Movie Night will take place at the aesthetically pleasing New Culture Studio, Mokola on November 19, 2022, with the doors opening at 3 pm. The entry fee will cost 2,000 naira and registration is now open here. The film-themed event will feature music, games, food, drinks and an afterparty. The event is aimed at bringing…
Win or Lose, directed by James Amuta, presents an unexpected side of the popular floating settlement of Lagos, Makoko. A story that humanises the inhabitants and shows that despite living under less favourable conditions, they do not escape the human condition as the characters go through relatable experiences. Ikenna (Dave Ogbeni), a keke rider struggling to make ends meet lives in the watery slum. He has frequent run-ins with his landlord (Odunlade Adekola) and his wife (Jessica Henshaw) over his inability to provide. An accident in his keke becomes a life-changing event, it reveals scandalous family secrets and lets him…
Independent Film Festival The Annual Film Mischief announces 2023 return and invites filmmakers across African countries to submit for the second edition themed #ShootTheCulture. Passionate film fans and filmmakers from all over Africa can look forward to attending this celebration of film culture in Lagos, Nigeria. Film Mischief 2022: “Less is More” Standout Stars Submissions for the 2023 edition of The Annual Film Mischief will officially open on November 1st, 2022. Early submissions can be completed on FilmFreeway for free. The festival selections will include domestic and international feature and short films. Chukwu Martin, the founder of The Annual Film…
Jude Chukwuka is set to lead dramedy Home Therapy, directed by Paul Edoze and produced by Emmanuel Izuoba, Brotherhood Assistant Director. #WithChude Launches Unscripted Content Production Studio, Announces Debut #EndSARS-Focused Documentary ‘Awaiting Trial’ (Watch Trailer) Home Therapy is centered around a retired emeritus professor, Henry, played by Chukwuka, who is going through a rough divorce with his wife. Through Henry, we are able to explore other characters, as each character takes us on a journey of self-discovery. Home Therapy deals with issues faced in everyday life. Joining Jude Chukwuka (Man of God, A Naija Christmas, Castle and Castle) in this…
Emerging filmmaker Orire Nwani wins Best Director prize at the New York Tri-State International Film Festival for Naked Woman, a short film now headed to the 11th edition of the African International Film festival (AFRIFF). ‘The Way Things Happen’ Review: “Cinema as Therapy” The short film about an intricate mother-daughter relationship premiered at the Smithsonian National Museum for African Art DC. Naked Woman stars Roberta Orioma and Ejovwoke Obas in the two-person short that has amassed about 40,000 views since its release on YouTube. From Festival Outings to YouTube: Chiemeka Osuagwu’s Short Film ‘Samaria’ Sets Release Date Short Film Review:…
Chude Jideonwo, the host of #WithChude – a network of media products across TV, Radio, Podcast, Newsletter and Blog – recently announced, officially, his Factual and Unscripted Film/Series studio, Chude Jideonwo Presents, and the release of their debut project, Awaiting Trial, a police brutality and justice system-themed documentary set to screen at AFRIFF and will be available online this week. Question of Memory: Inside Aaron Sorkin’s “The Trial of the Chicago 7” and Nigeria’s EndSARS Protests Awaiting Trial is a documentary film that follows the lives of 3 central families caught by the injustice of the Nigerian Police, and down…
Marking a grand entrance into Nollywood and looking to gain momentum against Netflix, their streaming rival, Amazon Prime Video has ticked several items off its newcomer’s to-do list. From post theatrical licensing deals with Anthill Studios and Inkblot Productions, operating social media accounts, snagging a couple of older titles off the shelf, signing Nemsia Films to an exclusive 3-picture deal, unveiling their Nigerian executives Kemi Lala Akindoju and Mike-Steve Adeleye, hosting a couple of industry events, to announcing Jade Osiberu’s highly anticipated crime drama Gangs of Lagos as an original film to stream globally on their platform. It doesn’t end…
Izu Ojukwu’s period drama, 4:4:44 (Four Four Forty Four), starring Richard Mofe-Damijo and Nse Ikpe-Etim will be available to stream globally on Amazon Prime Video on a yet to be announced date in November. Everything We Know About ‘Breath of Life’, Prime Video’s First Commissioned Nigerian Film Inspired by true events, 4:4:44, a psychological drama set in the early 1940s, chronicles the true stories of two perfect individuals who will have their world rattled after a harrowing event on their wedding night. In a series of occurrences that unfold the ugly head of social prejudice against mental health, this couple…
Obara’m and Inside Life were our Critic’s Picks in September. Following a packed September, new releases will slow down a bit in October. 2021 Kayode Kasum-directed film Soole and new workplace series Becoming Abi arrive on Netflix in October. Foreign movies also available on Netflix are Tom Holland-led Uncharted and 2009 The Twilight Saga: New Moon. In cinemas, Beverly Naya stars in the romance drama The One for Sarah alongside Uzor Arukwe, Bucci Franklin and Daniel Etim-Effiong; Odunlade Adekola, Erica Nlewedim, and Racheal Okonkwo star in James Amuta’s comedy Win Or Lose. See the full highlight of movies and TV…