Mo Abudu’s Major Media Partnerships
In the business of striking groundbreaking industry deals, no one does it like Mo Abudu. From hosting the popular talk show Moments With Mo to becoming the first woman to launch a pan-African TV channel, […]
‘Oloture: The Journey’ Review: A Confusing Voyage of Melodrama
Kenneth Gyang’s long-awaited Oloture: The Journey picks up where the original left off. Oloture (Sharon Ooja) is trapped in a bus with other exploited women and their traffickers. Oloture: The Journey is one of Kenneth […]
Kenneth Gyang’s ‘Oloture’ Series Digs Deeper into the World of Sex Trafficking
Oloture, premiering on Netflix in 2020, ends on a despondent note. A bus crosses the Seme border and slowly but surely recedes into the horizon, taking its helpless female occupants into what likely will be […]
‘A Sunday Affair’ Review: EbonyLife’s Latest Romantic Drama Suffers From More Than a Lack of Attention to Detail
A Sunday Affair follows two friends as they fall for the same complicated man. This situation tests their loyalty to each other in the face of a heartbreaking revelation.
‘Elesin Oba’ Review: Netflix’s Adaptation of Wole Soyinka’s Play Dithers on the Bridge of Transition
Let us begin with this: You don’t need to have read Aristotle’s “Poetics”, have a thorough knowledge of Soyinka’s Fourth Stage theorem, or be an expert at Dramatic Theory and Criticism to understand and enjoy […]
Mo Abudu Set to Make Directorial Debut with Two Short Films Starring Joseph Benjamin, Adedimeji Lateef and Pearl Thusi
Mo Abudu has announced that she is set to make her directorial debut with two short films, Her Perfect Life and Iyawo Mi, currently in principal photography. The films, also written by the filmmaker, will […]
The Best and Worst of ‘Blood Sisters’
Blood Sisters is a four-episode Nollywood series co-directed by Biyi Bandele (Half of a Yellow Sun) and Kenneth Gyang (Confusion Na Wa). It was created by Temidayo Makanjuola and produced by EbonyLife’s Mo Abudu and […]
‘Blood Sisters’ Co-Director Kenneth Gyang on Directing the Limited Series, Addresses Nudity Criticism and Explains the “Universal Approach” to Successful Filmmaking
Director Kenneth Gyang takes a brief look at scaling up with EbonyLife Studios, co-directing Netflix’s first original Nigerian series and makes the case for nudity as a narrative device. Many things can go wrong when […]
‘Blood Sisters’ Review: A Bloody Promising Affair Between Netflix and EbonyLife
EbonyLife Studios and Netflix thrill viewers with another crime drama, Blood Sisters, Nollywood’s first original series on the global streaming platform. Created by Temidayo Makanjuola (Money.Men.Marriage), Blood Sisters is a tale of blood and gore driven by sibling rivalry, a Cindarella story gone wrong, a botched wedding, murder plots, opportunistic parents and dark, dirty family secrets.
‘Blood Sisters’ Stars and Other Films Where You Can Find Them on Netflix
We have seen an increase in Nollywood content being streamed on Netflix and in the streamer’s productions with various Nigerian filmmakers. Ranging from titles with Kunle Afolayan (Swallow), EbonyLife (Castle and Castle) and the sequel […]