WKMUp Unveils Teaser for Slate of New YouTube Shows
What Kept Me Up is officially doubling down on YouTube with a slate of 3 upcoming new shows. This comes after a period of soft launch amidst its multimedia expansion. With a first look unveiled […]
Lagos Fringe 2024 Unveils Global Film Lineup with Selections from Nigeria and Kenya
The Lagos Fringe, curated by Pawstudios Africa and returning this November for its 7th edition, has announced its official film selections. Known for its performance-driven showcases, this year’s multidisciplinary festival will also feature a lineup […]
Short Film Review: An Attempt at Love and Crime Without the Heart in Mavin’s ‘Chapter Ex’
For a film to fulfill a purpose of sorts, it must have a soul—a certain essence that brews as images move, the thing that makes you feel. Whether you like the film or not regardless […]
Uzor Arukwe Leads Inkblot’s New Comedy ‘Family Gbese,’ Now In Cinemas
Inkblot Productions has expanded its 2024 film lineup with Family Gbese, a new ensemble comedy-drama exploring family, loyalty, and ambition. Led by Uzor Arukwe, the film centers on Nnamdi Nwagba, a successful investment banker whose […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘Recall’ Review
AFRIFF: The ambiguity of spirituality has always been a point of conversation in Kunle Afolayan’s films. One of his most popular films, The Figurine, places you in a conundrum at the end where you wonder […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘Freedom Way’ Review
AFRIFF: In Freedom Way, we are presented with a lesson in the ripple effect of bad governance. The ways policies affect all levels of society are on display: the poor who long for the most […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘The Legend of the Vagabond Queen Of Lagos’ Review
AFRIFF: Poverty is a deeply Nigerian condition. It weaves through our lives, some with worse wear than others; but there is no existence in Nigeria not impacted by poverty. It is also an orchestrated condition, […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘Dynamite’ Review
AFRIFF: Music exists at the core of Uche Aguh’s Dynamite, a short film in which a music star`s facade of perfection dissolves as she finds new love in the most familiar of places: her band. […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘Phoenix Fury’ Review
AFRIFF: To weave a fictionalized past and present into a working tapestry of film is a test of many aspects of the process: the writing must be tight and every excess must be trimmed; the […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘The Man Died’ Review
AFRIFF: To adapt a book is a struggle of ideas, to adapt a Soyinka book is a struggle of ideas and style, to adapt The Man Died is a struggle of ideas, style, form and […]
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