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Lola Shoneyin
Lola Shoneyin’s “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives” Adaptation Moves Forward at EbonyLife, with Genesis, Nile, and Silverbird Collaboration

EbonyLife Films is moving forward with the long-anticipated screen adaptation of The Secret Lives of…

To Adaego with Love
AFRIFF 2025: Nwamaka Chikezie’s “To Adaego with Love” Is a Post-War Romance of Half Measures

To Adaego with Love sets a love story against the pain and horror of the…

Nollywood
25 Nollywood Films That Explore Nationhood, Independence, and Self-Discovery

Nollywood, in telling these stories, reminds us that freedom is not an inheritance; it is…

Nollywood
30 Nollywood Films That Explore African Spirituality and Tradition

Across generations, these films have returned to the same core questions: Who are we? What…

To Kill a Monkey
To Kill a Conversation: Nollywood, Criticism, and the Culture of Silence

The danger of the constant antagonistic resistance to criticism is that it fosters a shallow…

A Brief History of the Visual Language of Sex in Cinema | Afrocritik
A Brief History on the Visual Language of Sex in Cinema

Films like Scores to Settle and Highway to the Grave were pretty much erotic thrillers…

Orisa review - afrocritik
“Orisa” Review: Odunlade Adekola’s Historical Picture Eschews Realism for Theatrics But Doesn’t Quite Stick the Landing

Orisa features rousing acting performances, with a narrative that is at once as thrilling as…

Film Locations Are a Tool for Storytelling in Nollywood, Beyond The Visual Aesthetics - Afrocritik
Beyond the Visual Aesthetics, Film Locations Are a Tool for Storytelling in Nollywood

The intertwining of locations with storytelling in Nollywood is a fascinating process that offers much…

Black Harvest Toronto International Film Festival
James Amuta’s “Black Harvest” Set to Premiere at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival

Black Harvest has also been nominated for Best Picture: Drama category at the 2023 Toronto…

“Sista” Review: Kehinde Bankole’s Acting in Biodun Stephen-Directed Flick is a Cinematic Representation of Motherhood

Numbing her physical pain with the succour her children provide, and emotional pain with gracious…