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A Review of Akounak Tedalat Taha Tazoughai

This remake of Prince’s film “Purple Rain”, pays tribute to the Touareg passion for the electric guitar. Filmed in Tamatchek language, the title translates to “Rain The Colour of blue with a little red in it” because there is no literal translation of the word “Purple” in Tamatchek. Thankfully music is universal and does not […]

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In Conversation: Ego Boyo and Akin Omotoso

You could call her Nollywood’s Sade Adu, who in well over two decades released only 6 studio albums as lead singer of the band Sade. Ego Boyo née Nnamani shot into national prominence as Ann Haastrup in late Amaka Igwe’s memorable TV Series, Checkmate, which ran between 1991 and 1995.  Boyo has only produced 6 movies since […]

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Thank you Sponsors and Partners

When you kickstart an initiative, it is always great to know that you have a village of extremely supportive people who back you up every step of the way. Thank you to our amazing sponsors and partners.

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Review

Revisiting the Colour of Greatness: A Review of Green White Green

A roaring applause capped the film Green White Green at its first ever screening in Nigeria courtesy the 2016 Lights, Camera, Africa Film Festival. The film is, to a large extent, hilarious; and comedy is a catcher any day for Nigerian moviegoers. But Green White Green is not a great film—not to an extent of provoking any thought in […]

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