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10 articles available in total starting from 22/02/2022. Last article published on 12/09/2026.

Damilola Orimogunje • Director of Dear Ajayi

Interview: Damilola Orimogunje • Director of Dear Ajayi

"These two sisters react at the society in their own ways, and for me it was very important not to judge them"

VENICE 2026: The director talks about his second feature, set in 1990s Nigeria and centring on two sisters who are trying to find their place in the world  

12/09 | Venice 2026 | Giornate degli Autori

Review: Dear Ajayi

Review: Dear Ajayi

VENICE 2026: Damilola Orimogunje’s sophomore feature follows two estranged sisters in 1990s Nigeria as they navigate personal and professional hardships  

11/09 | Venice 2026 | Giornate degli Autori

Olive Nwosu • Director of Lady

Interview: Olive Nwosu • Director of Lady

“There’s a discovery of the sense of freedom that exists when you’ve broken all the rules”

BERLINALE 2026: The Nigerian director discussed the inspirations behind her debut, as well as the real life story that helped shape her heroine’s journey  

26/02 | Berlinale 2026

Review: Lady

Review: Lady

Olive Nwosu offers a character-driven portrait of a woman in modern-day Lagos who strives for survival while navigating solidarity and self-determination  

30/01 | Sundance 2026 | World Cinema Dramatic Competition

Akinola Davies Jr • Director of My Father's Shadow

Interview: Akinola Davies Jr • Director of My Father's Shadow

"We wanted to make something that services us, our community and masculinity in general"

CANNES 2025: The British-Nigerian filmmaker discusses his first feature, a film that is set over the course of one day, in which he plays with the concept of time  

22/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Review: My Father's Shadow

Review: My Father's Shadow

CANNES 2025: Akinola Davies Jr impresses with this tale of two brothers reuniting with their estranged father for one day in Lagos, against the backdrop of the country’s 1993 election  

19/05/2025 | Cannes 2025 | Un Certain Regard

Akinola Davies Jr’s My Father’s Shadow lands at Cannes

Akinola Davies Jr’s My Father’s Shadow lands at Cannes

The semi-autobiographical tale stars Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù as a father navigating Lagos with his two young sons amidst the country’s 1993 civil unrest  

15/04/2025 | Production | Funding | UK/Ireland/Nigeria

Akinmuyiwa Bisola, Okechukwu Samuel, Mathew Cerf, James Tayler • Directors of The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

Interview: Akinmuyiwa Bisola, Okechukwu Samuel, Mathew Cerf, James Tayler • Directors of The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

“An individual has to put their selfish interests aside to focus on the beautiful goal that we aim to achieve”

Four members of the Agbajowo Collective speak about their debut fiction feature and how their filmmaking intersects with their grassroots social advocacy efforts  

16/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Centrepiece

Review: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

Review: The Legend of the Vagabond Queen of Lagos

The Agbajowo Collective signs a meaningful, grassroots-orientated debut film informed by the ongoing evictions of informal settlements in Africa’s largest city  

10/09/2024 | Toronto 2024 | Centrepiece

Review: No U-Turn

Review: No U-Turn

BERLINALE 2022: Nollywood director Ike Nnaebue's accomplished Berlinale Documentary Award Special Mention-winning film tells a strong story but has a confusing attitude  

22/02/2022 | Berlinale 2022 | Panorama

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