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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…

AMAA
“The Heart Is a Muscle”, “Katanga: The Dance of the Scorpions”, “3 Cold Dishes” Lead 2025 AMAA Winners + Full List of Winners

South Africa’s The Heart Is a Muscle tied for the highest wins with Burkina Faso’s…

Lights Out
AIFF 2025: Enah Johnscott Illuminates the Fragility of Memory and the Fading Architecture of Care in “Lights Out”

Lights Out is not a perfect film; uneven, overly ambitious, and occasionally meandering, but it…

AFRIFF 2025
AFRIFF 2025: “The Eyes of Ghana”, “To Adaego With Love”, “Pasa Faho” Win Major Awards + Full List of Winners

The festival’s Special Jury Prize for Outstanding Film was awarded to Ben Proudfoot’s The Eyes…

Famous
Shizzi Teams up With Tayor for New Single, “Famous”

When asked about the “Famous”, Shizzi describes the creative process as “pure energy. One of…

The Herd
“The Herd” Review: Daniel Etim Effiong’s Debut Feature Is Taut and Human

The Herd is a debut that demands attention: not merely for its suspense, but for…

The Milkmaid
The Cuts of Speaking Truth in Nigerian Cinema

Should filmmakers be bound by the constraints of censorship, or should they be free to…

Pasa Faho
AFRIFF 2025: Kalu Oji Reflects on Fatherhood and the Igbo Immigrant Experience in Tender Debut Feature, “Pasa Faho”

What unfolds in Pasa Faho is a delicate story about a father struggling to hold…

Burna Boy
Burna Boy, Davido, Ayra Starr, Tyla, Youssou N’Dour Among African Artistes Nominated for 2026 Grammy Awards

As the Grammy Awards prepare to take centre stage on February 1, 2026, at the…

Son of the Soil
AFRIFF 2025: “Son of the Soil” Stages a Generic and Unconvincing Revenge Tale on the Streets of Lagos

Nollywood has gone way past decent action scenes. Plot and character development are major areas…