Reviews

‘The Stone Drew Ripples’ Review: Faith, Family, and Fraud Collide in an Uneven Drama
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. One of the last scenes in The Stone Drew Ripples features the main character […]

‘Labake Olododo’ Review: Stranger Facial Hair, Longer Incantations, Thinner Stories
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Directed by Biodun Stephen and starring Iyabo Ojo as the titular lead, Labake Olododo […]

‘Baby Farm’ Review: Might Just Be the Best Thing to Come Out of the EbonyLife-Netflix Deal
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. The EbonyLife and Netflix partnership has been one fraught with many announcements and few […]

Short Film Review: Emily Nkanga’s ‘Yam And Egg’ is a Subtle Invitation to a Private Grief
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. When Nkanga’s charming female lead, Pelumi (Treasure Obasi Johnson), asks Gbenga (Tomisin Ajayi) if […]

‘Finding Me Review’: Industry’s Missing Craft Can’t Be Papered by Box Office Dazzles on Streaming
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. By now, Funke Akindele should be used to the terms highest-grossing and award-winning being […]

Short Film Review: Idiagi Ernest Eromosele’s ‘The Audition’ Expands His Zero-Budget Introspective Musing on The Nigerian Youth
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. As we wrote in our review of Idiagi Ernest Eromosele’s previous short film The […]

‘Reel Love’ Review: Timini Egbuson’s Debut Cinema Production Combines Romance Drenched in Influencer Culture
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. From staging a relationship to fulfill an inheritance clause, posing as a couple to […]

Berlinale 2025: ‘Dreamers’ Review
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. The title of my favourite Nigerian migration drama, Eyimofe, carries a tinge of dream […]
News

MIP Africa 2025 Welcomes Filmmaker Submissions for Its Project Pitch Platform
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. MIP Africa, one of the continent’s biggest events for the film and television industry, […]

Wizkid Documentary ‘Wizkid: Long Live Lagos’ to World Premiere at Tribeca 2025
Tribeca Festival has announced that Wizkid: Long Live Lagos, a feature documentary on Nigerian music icon Wizkid, will make its world premiere at the 2025 edition of the festival, running from 4–15 June in New […]

‘Makemation’ Official Trailer Inspires with A Tale Of Triumph Through Tech
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Makemation has stood out for its focus on marketing the artificial intelligence concept of […]

Akinola Davies Jr’s ‘My Father Shadow’ Heads To Cannes
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Akinola Davies Jr.’s feature directorial debut, My Father’s Shadow, will screen and compete in […]

Wapah Ezeigwe’s ‘Shall We Meet Tonight’ Examines Queer Love and Marital Constraint in Contemporary Nigeria
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. Shall We Meet Tonight is a short film that explores the emotional complexities of […]

How Can African Short Films Become As Widely Spread As Skits?
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. The success and popularity of skits prove that there is a market for short-form […]

Nollywood Film Club Asks, “What’s the Future of Nollywood on YouTube Like?”
The Nollywood audience is invited to participate in a survey to share preferences amidst ongoing discussions about the challenges faced by filmmakers on YouTube. Insights from the Nollywood Film Club reveal mixed views on content success, audience expectations, and the state of Nigerian arts. The situation suggests a need for reevaluation of distribution methods and audience engagement.

FAME Shorts Film Festival 2025 Now Open for Submissions
Dear reader, help us understand your Nollywood preferences by filling out our audience survey—your input is invaluable and deeply appreciated! Click this link. The FAME Shorts Film Festival, part of the annual FAME Week Africa event in […]
Essays

What You Need To Know |BLACK PANTHER
Rated One ‘Vibranium-bright’ Star. Ryan Coogler is currently the most popular Ryan in Hollywood. NO SINGLE SPOILER I swear!!!! Read freely and let me know what you think in the comments section, if you’ve seen […]

NETFLIX IS THE FUTURE: sit back!
(this post was originally published on The Shawnife’s blog. Slight changes and updates have been made.) When you hear of Netflix, first thing that comes to your mind is “… and chill”or a picture of […]

Hello world: First things First
Ever been a blog dedication in the history of blog startups? Well, let’s take the other road. I would like to dedicate this art project of mine… Yes it’s an art… well, to my Mad […]