Dare Olaitan returns to the director’s chair with Alahun: The Weaver, a Yoruba epic adventure filled with spirits, mythical creatures, and an unlikely hero at its centre. The film asks many questions, such as what the measure of a true hero is, and how love can transcend societal limitations.
Few things are better than a romantic comedy that keeps both of its promises. Very few things. (A plate of smoky party jollof, perhaps.) I suspect this, among other reasons, is behind the runaway success […]
If you squint hard enough, you can almost glimpse the film that Osamede is trying to be: a sweeping historical epic with gods and magic, but also a character drama that probes the motivations and […]
Film Mischief: Wrong Way is a Ghanaian parable about guilt, consequence, and the cruel nature of fate. The film opens with a phone conversation between Manan, a young man, and his mother. The mother’s voice […]
Film Mischief: Even among the independent outings in Nigerian cinema, coming across a film described as a comedic sci-fi short is rare. Titled Cause, Effect, and Maybe Consequences?, the story is an extended interaction between […]
Cinema seems more suited to recollection than any other art form. Unlike photography, which deals in still images, film unfolds across time, evoking more powerfully the eerie feeling of being pulled into the past and […]
BlackStar: One of the philosophies I hold closely about cinema is that it belongs to everybody. It’s a medium open not only to the mainstream but also to the storytellers on the fringes, whether they’re […]
The top comment in one of the Zikoko Life shorts reads, “Please, shoot more videos. This struck my heart. I’m in my 40s, and yet, I know love will find me.” The film being referred […]
Back in 2018, Kemi Adetiba pioneered a new kind of Nigerian cinema. While Nollywood has always been interested in crime as a social phenomenon, with King of Boys, Adetiba injected a level of modern immersion […]
It can be daunting trying to follow every bit of news in the wake of a tragedy. It can be downright Herculean trying to separate legitimate information from baseless sentiment, or worse, rumours and propaganda. […]