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 […]
‘The Weekend’ Review: Uzoamaka Aniunoh is the Star and Victim in Daniel Oriahi’s Get-Out-esque Thriller
Daniel Oriahi‘s Get-Out-esque, Tribeca returnee, The Weekend, is the latest Neo-Nollywood horror submission. Written by Egbemawei Dimiyei Sammy, Vanessa Kanu, and Freddie O. Anyaegbunam Jr., The Weekend explores the vagaries of familial relationships. Family sticks […]
Uzoamaka Aniunoh: ‘With Difficulty Comes Ease’ Tested My Limits—And I Loved Every Minute
In the critically acclaimed film, With Difficulty Comes Ease, Uzoamaka Aniunoh embodies the role of Zainab, a recently widowed Muslim woman. She is stuck within the confines of her mother-in-law’s home and mandated to complete […]
‘With Difficulty Comes Ease’ Review: Uzoamaka Aniunoh Breathes Honesty to the Complexities of Loss and Identity
Korede Azeez embraces heavy themes in her works. Her 2023 short, Halima’s Choice, a part of the African Folktales Reimagined anthology, takes us through love and loss in a futuristic world. In the first half […]
Short Film Review: Dika Ofoma Resumes Intimate Focus on Macro Issues in ‘A Quiet Monday’
Dika Ofoma’s A Quiet Monday is a social drama about the illegal IPOB (Independent People of Biafra) sit-at-home mandate in Southeastern Nigeria. After the federal government locked Nnamdi Kanu up on secessionist charges, his followers […]
‘Domitilla’ Review: Nollywood Classic Reboot Fails to Level Up with Predecessor
I must have been too young at the time when the original Domitilla was released. Older siblings and friends talked about it in hushed tones to avoid queries from the adults around as to how […]
First Look at Uzoamaka Aniunoh’s Directorial Debut, ‘Love Language’, a Story of Intertribal Love
Actor Uzoamaka Aniunoh has made her directorial debut with an intertribal love story titled Love Language.Set in modern Lagos, the story follows the lives of Chioma, played by Uzoamaka Aniunoh, and Abdul (Adam Garba) as […]
