Review
If we take Bela Tarr’s Dancing in the Pub as an exciting encounter with silence, then Akin Omotoso’s A Hotel Called Memory, however, does something less aesthetic—if not outrightly absurd—with the form. Firstly, Mr. Omotoso tells us memory is synonymous with silence, and goes on to render memory dumb, cuts off a vital part of […]
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Looking at the title of the short film, Olive, one would automatically assume that the movie revolves around the tasty fruit but it is much deeper than that. The movie follows two struggling couples trying their best to make their relationship work. Inspired by William Shakespeare ‘s song “O Mistress Mine” and performed by Caleb Eberhardt […]
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No Good Turn by Udoka Oyeka tasks human nature: his psychology, ethics, instincts and morals. By bringing one of many dastardly Boko Haram’s exploits in the Northern part of Nigeria to the door step of the viewer’s emotions, No Good Turn (through pictures) shakes the very foundation of humanity. It is an effort, Oyeka says, to bring closer […]
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Customarily presented and thought of as the poorest land in the Western hemisphere and probably beyond too, ostracized, vilified and slandered, the least that one can say is that #1, Haiti always takes the blame and #2, Haiti leaves no mind indifferent. It makes you think. Many of us feel indeed compelled to articulate our […]
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