Power and pleasure collide with Black hopes and dreams in the show that has sparked global conversation.
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Louis Theroux (perhaps unintentionally) shows us that a traditional TV documentarian like him no longer holds the power.
Netflix’s interest in Africa is more about business than telling nuanced stories about the continent.
High action and outspoken politics meet digital-first thinking and a global hit is made.
The ethnicity outcry says more about today’s preoccupations with race than ancient Egypt’s.
Elesin Oba, The King’s Horseman, is a film of a play by author and activist Wole Soyinka. It premieres at the Toronto International Film Festival.
From Blood Sisters to Half of a Yellow Sun, he was loved for his TV series and films as well as his novel Burma Boy.
The rise of the black romantic comedy in South Africa dovetailed perfectly with the advent of streaming services - creating a box office phenomenon.
As more comes to light about the money-making tactics of social media platforms we need to reevaluate our relationship with them.
Micro-budgets, alternative distribution and collaboration have been fast-tracked by the coronavirus crisis.
Young people continue to find new ways to connect on social media, in spaces that are increasingly hard for governments to regulate.
Big investors seem to be mainly interested in Nollywood’s already established popularity with African audiences.
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