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One Leg on Earth
Pemi Aguda’s “One Leg On Earth” Mythologises the Strangeness of Lagos and Water

Pemi Aguda’s One Leg on Earth is the story of the strange pull of a…

Pietra Brettkelly
Tribeca Festival 2026: In Conversation with Pietra Brettkelly and The Critics’ Raymond Yusuff on Making “Crocodile” and Rising Above Constraints

“‘Twenty children playing in the same place will not play in the same place for…

Jude Dibia
In Conversation: Jude Dibia Talks “The Quiet That Remains”, Love, and the Lives Literature Refuses to Overlook

“I’ve always believed literature can enlarge our capacity for empathy. A novel allows us to…

Crocodile
Tribeca Festival 2026: Pietra Brettkelly and The Critics’ “Crocodile” Turns a Nigerian Filmmaking Collective Into A Story of Hope

By amplifying and aestheticising the lives of ordinary people in society, Crocodile becomes a model…

spotlight
Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Matters of the Heart

Afrocritik Music Spotlight: Matters of the Heart. By Yinoluwa Olowofoyeku Hello beautiful people, and welcome…

Dian Weys
Tribeca Festival 2026: In Conversation with Dian Weys on “Vultures”, Capitalism, and Moral Responsibility in the Aftermath of Violence

“I believe that we are shaped by our circumstances, but I also believe that we…

Ìwé Àlà
“Ìwé Àlà: An Ojude Oba Story” Review: Adeoluwa Owu Captures the Ojude Oba Beautifully But Surrounds It With a Story That Can’t Keep Up

At two hours and six minutes, Ìwé Àlà is longer than its dramatic content can…

Big Bad World
“Big Bad World” Review: Ajebutter22 Hits New Artistic Heights on New EP

Big Bad World captures Ajebutter22 growing in confidence, not only as a songwriter and vocalist,…

Nigerian democracy
14 Books for Anyone Trying to Make Sense of Nigerian Democracy

Afrocritik presents fourteen books that together form a serious reader’s guide to Nigerian democracy; its…

Obase-Sam Ikoi
In Conversation: Obase-Sam Ikoi Reflects on Writing “The Comedian’s Diary” and the Necessity of Hope

“Violence and abuse are usually not dramatic and easily recognisable as we would like it…