By Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku The Nigerian dream is to japa. In a country that stifles free-thinking, growth, innovation, and justice, most people feel trapped and are...
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It is commonplace to find that romantic films are set in big cities, and when the movie focuses on the city in question as the focal point of the story, the stakes are...
Movie Review
Blackstar Film Festival: Renee Maria Osubu’s “Dear Philadelphia” Is A Song Of Hope For Black Communities
By Jerry Chiemeke For decades, black communities have been mired in socio-economic misery, and their constituents subjected to negative stereotypes. From racial...
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Blackstar Film Festival: Susy Pena’s “This Is Forever” Examines Identity, Immigration And Family Bonds
By Jerry Chiemeke For immigrants who slug it out in first-world countries, life can be really difficult. Sometimes they go for decades undocumented (for no fault of...
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Movie Review: Femi Ogunsanwo’s “Finding Hubby” Defies Stereotypes, But Falls Just Short Of Being Memorable
By Vivian Nneka Nwajiaku Literary adaptations are not exactly Nollywood’s stock-in-trade. On the few occasions that filmmakers have attempted to adapt Nigerian...
