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[The Film Blog] We need to talk about Nollywood’s obsession with marriage

Hello Nollywood, can you hear me? I’m fairly convinced that I speak for everyone when I say I’m tired of wedding films, and the ones that insidiously pressure Nigerian women into marriage. Currently, Nollywood is suffering from a creative crisis, with films being released skewed towards romantic comedies as though this is what we always... Read More

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February 9, 2018

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[The Film Blog] Marriage, marriage, marriage: Michelle Dede makes “June” a bearable romantic comedy

If you have ever attended a Nigerian wedding, then you have already seen half of June, the sappy, Desmond Elliot-directed romantic comedy that places itself right within the wedding-industrial complex that Nollywood seems hell bent on exploiting. The film takes thematic cues from The Wedding Planner of 2001, directed by Adam Shankman and stars Jennifer... Read More

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