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Solomon Waliaula received funding from the International European Research Council as a contributor to the book Contemporary African Screen Worlds: Decolonizing Film and Screen Studies (2019-2025).

Why is Christian Science in our name? Our name is about honesty. The Monitor is owned by The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and we’ve always been transparent about that. The church publishes the ...

Popular video-sharing platform, YouTube, has become a veritable way for actors and filmmakers to share their movies with fans. It has eased up the stress for both the filmmakers and their audience who ...

Is Nollywood having its Cannes coming-out party? Ranking among the world’s most prolific film industries for years, Nigeria’s scrappy, homegrown biz is breaking out at this year’s festival, with the ...

This story is featured in the March/April 2025 issue of ESSENCE. In 2017, sisters Tochi and Ebele ­Anueyiagu shared a single image on their new Instagram account: a still of Nigerian film and beauty ...

Free Expression: Speaking on Feb. 26, 2025, two unlikely prophets of a new spirituality—co-founder of Twitter, Biz Stone, and co-founder of Pinterest, Evan Sharp—entranced an audience of ambitious ...

In recent years, Nollywood has witnessed an impressive surge in high-grossing films, setting new movie records and gaining international recognition. With increased audience engagement and ...

In a surprising turn of events, news broke a few months ago that Prime Video is quietly exiting the Nigerian market, pulling back on local operations despite its efforts to expand Nollywood's global ...

Nollywood, the Nigerian film industry, has long been celebrated for its drama and comedy. But once upon a time, horror movies were constantly being churned out, and beyond the surface of horrible CGI ...

As 2024 draws to a close, Nollywood celebrates a landmark year filled with compelling narratives, stellar performances, and unprecedented box office success. Movies like A Tribe Called Judah, which ...

It was the year of singing witches and feuding siblings, animated anxieties and neurotic robots, super-powered besties and tennis-fueled threesomes. Music biopics ran the gamut from Amy Winehouse to ...