AFRIFF 2024: ‘Dynamite’ Review
AFRIFF: Music exists at the core of Uche Aguh’s Dynamite, a short film in which a music star`s facade of perfection dissolves as she finds new love in the most familiar of places: her band. […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘Phoenix Fury’ Review
AFRIFF: To weave a fictionalized past and present into a working tapestry of film is a test of many aspects of the process: the writing must be tight and every excess must be trimmed; the […]
AFRIFF 2024: ‘The Man Died’ Review
AFRIFF: To adapt a book is a struggle of ideas, to adapt a Soyinka book is a struggle of ideas and style, to adapt The Man Died is a struggle of ideas, style, form and […]
AFRIFF 2024: 17 Nollywood Films You Need to Watch
The African International Film Festival returns from November 3rd to 9th with the theme “Indigenous to Global: Cultural Wealth to Global Prosperity”. The festival will feature a packed lineup of shorts, features and documentaries from […]
Everything You Need to Know About AFRIFF 2024: Films, Panels, Jury & More
The highly anticipated Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF) is back, promising global premieres, celebrated African narratives, and insightful industry panels. Known for spotlighting diverse voices across African and international cinema, AFRIFF, now in its 13th […]
‘UME (Breathe)’ Tackles Terminal Disability and Sisterhood in Igbo Film
UME (Breathe), a short film directed by Faustina Okomayin and produced by Sandra Iroegbu, centers on the psychological struggles of a successful doctor, played by Celia Okechukwu who has been paralyzed following a motor accident […]
AFRIFF 2023: ‘A Green Fever’ Director Taiwo Egunjobi Becomes Studio Director, Still Holds Unwavering Belief in Festivals, Criticism and Self-Improvement
I last officially spoke with Taiwo Egunjobi in 2021, shortly before the premiere of his film at the NollywoodWeek Film Festival. During our conversation centered around his second film, All Na Vibes, as he spoke […]
14 Must-See Nigerian Films at AFRIFF 2023
The African International Film Festival is back and will run from November 5-11, 2023. This year’s event is packed, both in competition and out of competition, with a variety of documentaries, short films and global […]
‘Ti e Nbo’, a Personal Conflict Drama by Chinazaekpere Chukwu, Heads to AFRIFF 2023 for World Premiere
Chinazaekpere Chukwu’s Ti e Nbo, a personal conflict film, has been selected to screen at the 12th edition of the Africa International Film Festival in the Shorts category, to be held from November 5, 2023 […]
‘Otiti’ Review: Ema Edosio’s Family Drama Struggles to Find its Footing
There’s a moment in Ema Edosio Deelen’s Otiti, where the titular protagonist is passing through a market, and as is the unfortunate practice in a lot of Nigerian markets, she is being touched and pulled […]
