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African film industry

What Trends Will Drive Africa’s Film Industry in 2026?

African filmmakers are no longer waiting for permission or validation from foreign gatekeepers; they’re building…

Birdie

Sundance 2026: Praise Odigie Paige’s “Birdie” Interrogates War, Displacement, and the Frayed Edges of Memory

Birdie positions itself within the terrain of historical reckoning, seeking to illuminate a fractured moment…

movie stars

Why Nollywood Has Stars but No Movie Stars

The question is not whether Nollywood can build a star system. It’s whether it wants…

Peace in the Storm

“Peace in the Storm” Review: Min. Adeoluwa Experiments with Different Sonic Direction on New Single

“Peace in the Storm” stands as a commendable step in Min. Adeoluwa’s artistic journey. It…

Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions

“Jollof Rice and Other Revolutions” Review: Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi’s Debut Is a Triumph of Voice Storytelling

Omolola Ijeoma Ogunyemi presents an array of women, each caught up in events seemingly bigger…

Clarissa

Arie and Chuko Esiri Set To Reimagine Virginia Woolf’s “Mrs. Dalloway” In Contemporary Nigerian Production, “Clarissa”

Clarissa reimagines Wolfe’s Mrs. Dalloway, a novel that follows a day in the life of…

Variations on a Theme

Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar’s “Variations on a Theme” Wins Top Award at International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR)

South African filmmaking duo Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar are the winners of the Tiger…

The Ghoul Awakens

“Aníkúlápó: The Ghoul Awakens” Pursues Adventure At The Expense of Cohesion

What happens with Afolayan’s quest in Aníkúlápó: The Ghoul Awakens is the pathetic compartmentalisation of…

Jonathan Kariara

The Legacy of Jonathan Kariara, Kenya’s Foundational Poet and Editor

Jonathan Kariara became foundational not by speaking the loudest, but by enabling others, mentoring, editing,…

Bea Wangondu

Sundance 2026: In Conversation with “Kikuyu Land” Directors, Bea Wangondu and Andrew H. Brown

“A system was put out over 100 years ago that is still in play. And…

Onyekachi Iloh, Yomi Folaranmi, and Gboyega Odubanjo

“Three Hymns”: On Poems by Onyekachi Iloh, Yomi Folaranmi, and Gboyega Odubanjo

Onyekachi Iloh’s “It Is Once Again the Season of Corn”, Yomi Folaranmi’s “Reverie on Milliken…

Grammy

2026 Grammy Awards: How African Celebrities Brought the Fashion Heat to the Red Carpet

Over the years, the Grammys have been a launching pad for some of the most…