Sonia John’s Fright Night is a mystery thriller that uncovers the truth of a murder four years prior. Six people wake up tied up in a strange house. And as the night unfolds, they realise […]
Kayode Kasum’s Ajosepo is a romantic comedy set around family drama. It tests the boundaries of old relationships and sets the foundations for new ones. At its heart is reunion and reconciliation and the knowledge […]
The Two Aishas stars leading Kannywood actresses Rahama Sadau and Maryam Booth as best friends at loggerheads. The 2023 film is a family and political drama about the strains ambition can place on cordial relationships. […]
Dika Ofoma’s A Quiet Monday is a social drama about the illegal IPOB (Independent People of Biafra) sit-at-home mandate in Southeastern Nigeria. After the federal government locked Nnamdi Kanu up on secessionist charges, his followers […]
The loneliest queue on earth is the unemployment queue. Try as you might to strike partnerships, to draw inspiration from friends and family, to fortify yourself with platitudes of encouragement, the loneliness of circumstance still […]
Benn Nwokike’s directorial debut, Insecure, opens with an impulsive meet-cute. Our protagonists are introduced by the fateful collapse of a blind date. It is cute but quite irrational. The foundation and intent of the scene […]
Abu-Bakr S. Adamu, a member of the Alpha Flicks initiative, is a director of the mundane by evidence at hand. His film, Tsoro Da Ruwa, explores the extremities of youthful exuberance and the domestic consequences […]
There is a running irony throughout Moses Inwang’s Dead Serious. The most obvious is how the title negates everything the film espouses. How a work of art can lack such self-awareness it degenerates into a […]
Daniel Bell-Gam’s short film, Are You Really Fine, is a calm, reflective vista of the ocean and a panoply of lovely visuals. It is a work of technical integrity, a beautiful piece with similar subjects […]
Taiwo Egunjobi’s third feature film, A Green Fever, stretches his oeuvre of small to medium-sized cast films set in sleepy towns or small locations, featuring various noir-inspired characters. In this submission, Egunjobi plays with a […]
