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Dear Ajayi
Film Africa 2026: Damilola Orimogunje’s “Dear Ajayi” Is a Beautiful, Brutal Film That Mistakes Misery for Depth

What Dear Ajayi needs is a screenplay as disciplined as its images, one willing to…

Ben’Imana
“Ben’Imana”, “Clarissa” Make 2026 Gotham Film Awards Nominations

Arie and Chuko Esiri’s Clarissa and Marie-Clémentine Dusabejambo’s Ben’Imana have earned nominations at the 2026 Gotham…

Filmhouse
Filmhouse Group Renews Partnership with AFRIFF for 2026 Edition

The collaboration, which centres on the theme Frames of the Future: Africa’s Creative Intelligence, aims…

Adanne
AFRIFF 2026: In Conversation with Orobosa Ikponmwen, Gold Gerry, and Lotanna Nwose on Exploring the Stories of Three Generations of Women in “Adanne”

“I wanted to explore how much progress can happen within three lifetimes, but also how…

O Profeta
Film Africa 2026: Ique Langa’s “O Profeta” Is a Slow, Searing Portrait of What Desperation Does to Faith

O Profeta understands this economy of desperation, and it understands that the person selling the…

Her Daughters’ Mother
Film Africa 2026: Chinàzaēkpērē Chukwu’s “Her Daughters’ Mother” Confronts Patriarchal Power Imbalances in a Familiar but Poignant Tale of Mothers and Daughters

In Her Daughters’ Mother, her debut feature, Chukwu returns to the vulnerabilities and agency of…

Husband Is Useless
Lamenting Useless Husbands or Creating Useless Men?: A Review of Chinkemkasimma Cassidy Chukwuma’s “Husband Is Useless”

Husband Is Useless is a novel that surprises with its ability to hold one’s attention…

The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives
BFI London 2026: In Conversation With the Director and Cast of “The Secret Lives of Baba Segi’s Wives”

“I hope audiences will begin to expect this kind of balance from Nigerian films, where…

Francis Duru
Francis Duru: The Legacy Beyond Ahanna

Francis Duru deserves to be remembered as a Nigerian actor who gave his working life…

Efosa Osaghae
HollyShorts Film Festival 2026: In Conversation with British-Nigerian Filmmaker Efosa Osaghae, Director of “Phantom Carousel”

“I think most people, if pushed, will do something questionable for a greater good, or…