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CJ Obasi
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July 5, 2020
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Interview with Nollywood filmmaker CJ Obasi, Nigerian music and cyber crime | The best Nigerian articles of the week

Each week here at YNaija, we round up the best Nigerian writing on the internet, highlighting the stories, profiles, interviews and in-depth reporting that rise above the daily churn. Here are the ones that caught our attention: Meet the Lijadu sisters, royalty of 70’s Nigerian music – Dami Ajayi Lijadu Sisters, originally based in Ibadan and... Read More
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November 11, 2019
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5 Things that Should Matter Today: ‘The Burial of Kojo’ makes history as Ghana’s first Golden Globes entry

The Burial of Kojo, the directorial debut from Ghanaian Samuel “Blitz” Bazawuke, is officially in the running for a Golden Globe nomination. The recognition makes the film the first-ever from Ghana to be considered for a nomination. The film, which tells the story of two brothers through the eyes of a gifted girl who travels... Read More
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August 20, 2019
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5 Things that Should Matter Today: Santi’s creepy video for ”Raw Dinner” shows he’s the messiah for the horror movie revival in Nollywood

Currently, I think I’m the only who’s been championing for a kind of horror movie revival in the movie industry. I have written about it, tweeted it, and also spoken to people about how the industry has neglected the genre of horror movies which, frankly, kickstarted what we now know as Nollywood. That said, Santi’s... Read More
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Hello Rain
March 4, 2019
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C J Obasi’s ‘Hello, Rain’ has screened on every continent, and now it will premiere in Australia

I can’t think of any Nigerian film that has enjoyed a lot of film festival appearances than Hello, Rain, the Afrofuturist short film by C J Obasi. Adapted from Hello, Moto, a 2011 short story written by self-identified, Afrofuturist author Nnedi Okorafor, Hello, Rain first premiered at the 64th edition of the Oscar-qualifying Internationale Kurzfilmtage Oberhausen festival in Germany,... Read More
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Horror
September 4, 2018
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Nollywood was founded on horror movies, but now the industry has neglected the genre

This Friday, The Nun will premiere in cinemas and it will be glorious, a horror movie so scary that YouTube had to remove the latest trailer from its platform after it traumatised some viewers. As a new installment in The Conjuring universe, I have been looking forward to the movie since 2016. As a lover... Read More
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Hello Rain
August 10, 2018
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From Paris to Bueno Aires: CJ Obasi’s “Hello, Rain” is enjoying a film festival renaissance

Some great movies first cut their teeth at film festivals, captivating audiences and critics alike. In 2015, Todd Haynes’ tender, lesbian drama Carol was a top favourite at Cannes, and subsequently secured a Best Actress win for Cate Blanchett at the Oscars. Last year, Jordan Peele’s satirical, horror-adjacent film Get Out was screened at the... Read More
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Mami Wata
July 30, 2018
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Pleased to inform you that CJ Obasi’s “Mami Wata” has been selected into the Ouaga Film Lab

Mami Wata, the black-and-white, supernatural thriller coming from genre director CJ Obasi, is inching towards becoming a fully-realised program. Still crowdfunded via Indiegogo, Obasi recently announced on social media that his movie has been accepted into the Ouaga Film Lab. We are very pleased to announce that our feature film project MAMI WATA @mamiwatamovie has... Read More
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Hello Rain
May 2, 2018
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Don’t ever mix juju with technology! Here’s your second look at CJ Obasi’s afrofuturistic short film “Hello, Rain”

I feel like the warning, “Don’t ever mix juju with technology” will be stuck with me for a long time. Thanks, Rain. From the time CJ Obasi’s Hello, Rain started its press cycle, I wanted the short film to be cool. The teaser, released last year, was skeletal and didn’t particularly fill me with anticipation.... Read More
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