BlackStar: Chisom Chieke’s short film unfolds almost uncertainly, like a painting in progress whose artist is in conflict with their muse. There is a quiet tension that simmers within Adanma (Karen Obilom) and Trey (Marcus […]
Most people’s introduction to Uzor Arukwe was probably in Sugar Rush (2019), an action comedy where he plays Knight. Or Size 12 (2019), a rom-com where he plays Jide. Since then, he has been rising […]
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 […]
All confirmed to be available in Nigeria in August 2025, you will find the titles in four categories, further listed in order of their release dates: – Nollywood Movies (and select African countries) – Nollywood […]
Nollywood Film Club has a reputation as a “hating club.” Many assume this group of cinephiles never truly enjoys anything from Nollywood or that they unfairly expect too much from the industry. But the truth […]
“The look of love” is a phrase common amongst romcom aficionados. Many outside the group are acquainting themselves with the phrase thanks to TikTok. Although TikTok has popularized it with its swoony edits of couples, […]
Ewo (Forbidden) opens like an ethnographic homage to the African marketplace. Directed by Ekene Som Mekwunye (One Lagos Night), it presents a colourful swirl of commerce, culture, and chatter. With wide shots of women displaying […]
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 […]
We recently discovered a long list of Nigerian titles leaving Netflix, which raised important questions: where are all these titles going now? Will they become lost media? Part of this question has been answered by […]
31 short films from across Africa and the diaspora will screen at The FAME Shorts Film Festival, set to return to Cape Town this September. The 2025 edition will take place from September 4 to […]
