Nigerian documentary Mi Tazi, directed by Blessing Bulus, has been selected for the student competition at the 47th Durban International Film Festival (DIFF), joining 11 other emerging filmmakers from South Africa, South Korea, Morocco, Spain, […]
Between the peak streaming years and today, Nigerian documentaries skipped cinemas entirely. Streamers like Netflix were testing out ideas. Festivals provided prestige. And urgency-driven independent docs could be found on YouTube. That context makes Joel […]
About a decade after the #WeAreModelsNotSlaves campaign drew attention to poor pay and unfair treatment in Nigeria’s modelling industry, a new documentary is revisiting the lives and realities of models in the country. (Click to Follow […]
Film Mischief: Shedrack Salami’s Beyond Olympic Glory opens with Cynthia Ogunsemilore walking through the streets in her sports attire. Her voice rises gently: “People in the community were saying stuff like, ‘As a girl, why […]
Film Mischief: Denzel Owoo’s Fofo Means Father opens with calm images of nature: of tall trees, a stretch of green field, and then the structure of a tall man standing in the frame. The air […]
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 […]
Goethe-Institut Nigeria has unveiled the winning projects for its 2024/2025 Support & Connect initiative program, an annual program designed to foster creativity, innovation, and critical engagement across various fields. This year’s edition features a range […]
At the recently concluded The Annual Film Mischief festival, tagged “Shoot The Culture Too”, 25 films were showcased, with diverse narratives and genres from different filmmakers. While it was impossible to catch every screening during […]
The first poster for This is Love, an upcoming Nigerian documentary directed by Victor Ugoo Njoku and Neec Nonso, has been officially unveiled. The poster launch comes ahead of the documentary’s release, which delves into […]
Chude Jideonwo, the host of the viral talk show #withchude, has unveiled a teaser for Is It Your Money, a big-budget documentary series on the corruption case of Diezani Alison-Madueke featuring exclusive access to witnesses, […]