The film shone a spotlight on the representation of black people and women.
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There’s a big difference between how Hollywood audiences view Black Panther and how African audiences do.
The Nigerian hit film tackles social issues through an action plot.
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High action and outspoken politics meet digital-first thinking and a global hit is made.
Nakhane (front) stars in Inxeba (The Wound), a South African film about gay love at an initiation school.
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Despite harsh laws, a growing number of African countries are representing queer life in their cinema.
The digital era contributed immensely to the growth of Nollywood, Nigeria’s film industry.
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Nigeria’s president, Muhammadu Buhari, recently signed the copyright law. Its provisions will be beneficial only if it is well implemented.
A UK mural employs the trending hashtag #BringBackOurGirls.
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BringBackOurGirls led to a global outcry, but it simplified a complex history that is best understood through survivor accounts.
Odunlade Adekola stars in Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman.
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Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, is a film of a play by author and activist Wole Soyinka. It premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Filmmaker Biyi Bandele (left) directing the TV series Shuga in 2015. He was also a theatre maker and novelist.
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From Blood Sisters to Half of a Yellow Sun, he was loved for his TV series and films as well as his novel Burma Boy.
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Despite same-sex relations being criminal, social media is a space to come out and speak back to homophobia for the Nigerian tweeters in the study.
Nigerian actress, Genevieve Nnaji in her film, ‘Lionheart’.
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Big investors seem to be mainly interested in Nollywood’s already established popularity with African audiences.