Since its world premiere at the prestigious Sundance Film Festival in January 2023, CJ ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s Mami Wata has become a global hit, garnering critical acclaim at festivals worldwide. The award-winning West African folktale eventually made its way home […]
This year, every critic could select their top 5 films from a list of 58 released films across cinemas and streaming services (Netflix and Prime Video most notably). And they were awarded points as shown […]
⭐ Critic’s pick C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s Mami Wata is a visually striking film. It deploys chiaroscuro with incredible balance. With each scene, the film challenges itself on how far it can push its monochromatic boundaries. […]
Mami Wata has been charting its own course across the world, taking off at the prestigious Sundance Festival in January. The film boldly adopted a remarkable uncharacteristic trait along the way and dared for more, […]
“In a game of ladders, this national milestone moment signals the next level, a collective win and a pathway of possibilities; with a process that is clearly verifiable,” shared fellow Nigerian filmmaker Taiwo Egunjobi as […]
In this interview that took place a while back, Nengi Adoki opens up on her character Joy in Juju Stories, Surreal16’s 3-part horror anthology based on Nigerian folktale, which had a short run in cinemas […]
Deals were signed. Awards were won. Blockbusters were created. And most excitingly, a film by a homegrown Nigerian filmmaker is heading to a prestigious festival for its world premiere and in competition. 2022 has been […]
Sundance film festival has selected ‘Mami Wata’, C.J. “Fiery” Obasi’s black and white fantasy drama to premiere in the World Cinematic Dramatic Category, alongside 11 “other narrative features from emerging talents across the world offering […]
Juju Stories is the first film Oge Obasi has steered to cinema as a producer. Over the years—and even beyond, in a career spanning over a decade, previously as a production manager (Desperate Housewives Africa; […]
