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S16 Film Festival
S16 Film Festival 2025: “About Sarah”, “My Jebba Story”, “Obi Is a Boy”, “Back to the Theatre Vox”, “Òdè!” + Other Short Film Reviews

Traces of the Sun; About Sarah; Keys; My Jebba Story; Obi Is a Boy; Second…

holy hustle
Sanctified Sleeplessness: Nigeria’s Addiction to Holy Hustle

The spiritualisation of hustle functions, in part, as a theodicy: a way to explain suffering…

Nnamdi Kanaga
In Conversation: Nnamdi Kanaga Explores Liaising With The Supernatural in “Water Girl”

“I know that Water Girl will find its audience and, at the right time, get…

Bad Influencer
“Bad Influencer” Review: Netflix’s South African Series Is a Stylish, Chaotic Tale of Clout and Consequences

Bad Influencer is about the fragile architecture of aspiration in a world where everyone is…

Memories of Love Returned
“Memories of Love Returned” Review: Ntare Mwine Explores Photography, Memory, and Mortality in Uganda

Memories of Love Returned is a fugue in which the town of Mbirizi, Uganda’s preserved…

The Fisherman
AFRIFF 2025: Zoey Martinson’s “The Fisherman” Mines Humour in the Pursuit of Dreams and the Tensions That Accompany Change

Rarely do comedies vibrate with such social depth, emotional resonance, and originality. But with The…

Double or Nothing
AIFF 2025: Rachida SaadiʼS “Double or Nothing” Is a Gamble on Love and Addiction That Plays It Too Safe

Double or Nothing feels tonally inconsistent, unsure whether to lean into satire, tragedy, or domestic…

Adunni: Ogidan Binrin
AIFF 2025: “Adunni: Ogidan Binrin” Is a Story of Resistance Undone by Its Own Execution

Adunni: Ogidan Binrin is a reminder that even the most righteous revolutions can falter when…

Osamede
“Osamede” Review: James Omokweʼs Film Shines in Language but Falters in Form

Perhaps the tragedy of Osamede is that it understands the importance of its story but…

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Honoured with Two Prestigious European Literary Awards

The double recognition from Germany and Sweden within weeks marks another chapter in Chimamanda Ngozi…