Interviews

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…

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…

Keith Shiri
In Conversation with Keith Shiri on Curating Film Africa 2026 and the Festival’s Women-Centred Programming

“What I would like people to take away, after seeing Ben’Imana, and Lady, and Cotton…

John Trengove
In Conversation With South African Filmmaker John Trengove, Director of “The Smell of Apples”

“There’s this complicated relationship that I will always have with who I am and where…

Jason Jacobs
BFI London 2026: In Conversation with Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar on Community, Memory, and Telling Unseen Stories in “Variations on a Theme”

“The film’s inspiration came from conversations that we had with my grandmother, Hettie. One thing…

Nora Awolowo
In Conversation with Nora Awolowo and Damilola Osikoya on Setting a Guinness World Record with “Black Market” Screening

“We didn’t have that kind of infrastructure readily available. We basically had people who believed…

Kamel Laaridhi
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Kamel Laaridhi on “The H@llow Man” and the Dystopian Character of Our Times

“Right now, there is a big, big, big change in the world. I think it’s…

Ashgan El-Hamus
Venice 2026: In Conversation with Ashgan El-Hamus on Making the Case for Small, Collective Living in Debut Feature, “Al Baraneya”

“We’ve lost the capacity, I think, to just spend time together without doing anything, and…