I remember going to Sierra Leone, because I discovered [fistula is] not only a Nigerian thing ... Was it hard to secure funding for a movie about such an unappetizing topic?

First-time filmmaker Faraday Okoro was offered $1 million by some people he didn’t know very well to make his debut movie, “Nigerian Prince.” Except this wasn’t a scam, more like what New ...

The Nigerian movie business has its origins in local markets, where storytellers on limited budgets readily met the sensibilities of local viewers. Eager to generate profits and offset rampant ...

The movie will screen in the Un Certain Regard strand – a competition for debut and ascendant filmmakers. Fatherland says it will be the first Nigerian film to do so. Reacting to the ...