Mother’s Love: Strong Themes Undone by Weak Believability
At the centre of Mother’s Love is a conflict that feels immediately familiar. A child wants space. A parent, shaped by fear, refuses to let go.... Read more.
Olive Nwosu on the Origins and Social Realities of Lady
Olive Nwosu reflects on the film’s origins, the social realities that informed it, and the emotional architecture behind its characters...... Read more.
Kunle Afolayan and the Cinema of Consequence
Kunle Afolayan films often begin with something ordinary: a discovery, an opportunity, a mistake, a decision that feels small in the moment...... Read more.
Birdie Through the Eyes of Its Cast
If Birdie is a film built on silence, then its performances are where that silence begins to speak. We spoke with actors...... Read more.
Onobiren: When Survival Shapes a Woman’s Story
Onobiren: A Woman’s Story, written by Laju Iren and directed by Famous Odion Iraoya, approaches its narrative from this quieter register.... Read more.
Birdie Through the Voices of Its Filmmakers
Following its premiere, Birdie entered the global festival conversation as one of the African-linked narratives selected for the U.S. Fiction Short Films... Read more.
Son of the Soil: Violence and the Uneasy Gaze of Lagos
Son of the Soil, directed by Chee Keong Cheung and written by and starring Razaq Adoti, travels this path through the streets of Lagos...... Read more.
Mike Afolarin: The Making of a Nollywood Leading Man
Mike Afolarin’s entry into acting began not with film sets but with university theatre. While studying Economics at the University of Lagos...... Read more.
Omoni Oboli – The Art of Reinvention in Nollywood
Omoni Oboli entered Nollywood in the late 1990s during the direct-to-video surge. Early appearances in films like Bitter Encounter...... Read more.
To Adaego with Love: A Gentle, Contemplative Portrait of Healing
To Adaego with Love, directed by Nwamaka Chikezie and written by Brenda Ogbukaa-Garuba, is a 129-minute romantic drama set in early 1970s Enugu...... Read more.
