Jerry Chiemeke

Girls Will Be Girls - 2024 - Afrocritik
Sundance 2024: Shuchi Talati’s “Girls Will Be Girls” Is a Scintillating Coming-of-Age Debut

For Girls Will Be Girls, her first feature film, Shuchi Talati brilliantly explores the intricacies…

Kidnapping Inc - Afrocritik
Sundance 2024: Bruno Mourral’s Dark Comedy “Kidnapping Inc” Flatters to Deceive

In trying to do too much, Kidnapping Inc falls apart at the seams. The plot…

OkadaBooks closes down - Afrcoritik
The “Crash” of OkadaBooks is a Call for Nigeria to Reflect on the State of Its Art Communities

Few things underscore the importance of OkadaBooks to African literature quite like the fact that…

akinola davies jr lizard
“African Filmmakers Need To Retain Their Original Form Of Storytelling” – Akinola Davies Jr, Director Of “Lizard”

“The lizard that jumped from the high Iroko tree to the ground said he would…

body language
#Throwback Movie Review: Moses Inwang’s “Body Language” Is Captivating, Suspense-Laden Drama

By Jerry Chiemeke Released in 2017 by the Royal Academy in collaboration with ROK Studios, Body…

tribal marks
Tribal Marks: Cultural Heritage, Or Plain Barbarism?

By Jerry Chiemeke “Culture is not an ice cream cone, it does not melt away…

lagos traffic
How To Cope With Traffic In A City Like Lagos

By Jerry Chiemeke Unequal distribution of Nigeria’s natural resources means that some cities are more…

eyimofe arie chuko esiri
Blackstar Film Festival: “We Wanted To Tell A Story About Nigeria” – Arie And Chuko Esiri, Directors Of “Eyimofe”

For Nigerian filmmakers Arie and Chuko Esiri, there has been a lot to smile about.…

dear philadelphia black
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…