Atoka, directed by Seun Afolabi, was one of the five films screened on day one of the Annual Film Mischief 2023, tagged “Shoot The Culture”. A coming-of-age drama, Atoka follows Wale (Soledayo Adegbite), a down-on-his-luck […]
Taking over the baton from last year’s director Taiwo Egunjobi, Folowosele and Chika Elumelu will oversee and guide this year’s expansion to other African countries that saw three times the submissions come in. This year’s […]
The official selections for the 2nd Annual Film Mischief and other festival-related announcements were revealed last week. Here are the six key takeaways from this year’s line-up and a glimpse of what you can expect […]
In this issue of Nollywood’s Hidden Men and Women, Carina Ojoko shares with us what being a film makeup and special effects (SFX) artist is like and her experience in Nollywood. With a filmography that […]
True to its title, Gangs of Lagos, Prime Video’s debut African original film, directed by filmmaker Jadesola Osiberu, depicts an impoverished and chaotic neighborhood that bursts into a bloodbath. A hybrid work that integrates components […]
I must have been too young at the time when the original Domitilla was released. Older siblings and friends talked about it in hushed tones to avoid queries from the adults around as to how […]
Nollywood films of the comedy genre enjoy the spotlight than their counterparts of other genres. Well, there seems to be a general bias from viewers towards them, possibly due to the need to wind down […]
The jury members and film selections for the upcoming edition of The Annual Film Mischief—a film festival for independent filmmakers— have been confirmed. This year’s jury, headed by Nwakaego Boyo, an award-winning actress and producer […]
The short films directed by the final six filmmakers of the UNESCO-Netflix competition were released as an anthology titled African Folktales Reimagined, stemming from Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Nigeria, Mauritania, and South Africa. Halima’s Choice, a […]
Art, the cliche goes, imitates life. A friend, H, sat by the window in a Lagos Danfo. She was enduring the infamous Lagos go-slow. Her head nestled on the glass, and she held her phone […]
