Nollywood Babylon

Synopsis: Nigeria’s film industry, Nollywood, is the third largest in the worldan unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by storm and is now bursting beyond the borders of Africa. Nollywood cinema was born of the street markets of Lagos, Nigeria’s largest metropolis. Unfazed by low production values and shoe-string budgets, enterprising filmmakers created a brash, inventive and wildly popular form of cinema that has Nigerians Nollywood-obsessed. In these films, voodoo and magic infuse urban stories, reflecting the kinetic collision of traditional mysticism and modern culture that Nigerians experience every day.
Language: English
Country: Canada
Year of release: 2010
Year of production: 2008
Subjects: Social Studies; Film studies
Keywords: Nigeria; popular culture; Film industry

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