At a 2022 Quramo Festival of Words panel about Nigeria’s emigration wave and its impact on the arts and industry space, I muttered (apparently out loud) about the need for honesty and nuance, which is very often ignored, especially in heated moments. The woman beside me agreed. She introduced herself as a nurse and an actor — an intersection that lingered with me. Later, I asked her to watch my bag for a moment. That was my first meeting with Onyinye Odokoro.
An argument can be made that Nollywood films released in 2025 so far have shown noticeable results at the box office compared to 2024. Two 2025 releases, Reel Love and Ori Rebirth, have already made […]
On a bright afternoon in January 2025, I was watching an episode of Nollywood Roundtable—the OGs edition. Think pioneers of the industry like Chris Obi-Rapu (Living in Bondage), Emeka Mba (former DG of NFVCB/NBC), and […]
God’s Wife opens with the first of many impactful moments. A forlorn woman dressed in white while her hair is aggressively cut with a pair of scissors as two women sit on her sides casting […]
Nigerian short films Hadu and God’s Wife, directed by Damilola Solesi and Dika Ofoma respectively, have been selected to screen at the prestigious International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) in the Netherlands. Hadu, an animated short, […]
