When Nigeria and Brazil signed their first audiovisual co-production treaty last week, I couldn’t help but recall the films of Ola Balogun, which were co-produced decades before any such agreement existed. 🎬 In 1978, Balogun directed “Black Goddess” (“A Deusa Negra”), shot in Brazil and Nigeria, with support from the former’s national film body📽️ Two […]
Tag: African Film History
History Is Returning: The Benin Bronzes and the Stories Still to Come
From June 19 through June 20, I followed local and regional reports on the arrival of 119 Benin Bronzes in Nigeria, returned from the Netherlands and now in the hands of the National Commission for Museums and Monuments (NCMM) and the Royal Court of Benin. The images, footage, statements, and ceremonial remarks have made clear that this […]
African Cinemas: The Pioneering Years, 1955-1981, Early Decolonization. A “Milestones” Timeline…
The goal is to create a comprehensive and balanced timeline, a kind of living document I will eventually publish somewhere, so that it’s continuously updated as new *discoveries* are made and properly contextualized.
PALAVER: At the Intersection of British Imperialism and Nigerian Cinema
The complexities of PALAVER, a 1926 British film set in Nigeria, its historical context, racial dynamics, and place in Nigerian cinema history.