Nigeria

Radio Sunrise

By Bobby LePire | November 2025

Directed by Uduak Isong, Radio Sunrise is based on Anietie Isong’s award-winning novel of the same name. The drama follows journalist Ifiok…

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Directed by Uduak Isong, Radio Sunrise is based on Anietie Isong's award-winning novel of the same name. The drama follows journalist Ifiok (Maurice Sam),...

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Dating is always hunky dory until it comes time to meet the family. You know, there's your odd aunt who knows the name of every bird species on the eastern...

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Sarah Juma's short film, Trinket, is a cautionary tale of class between those with power and we dogs waiting for the powerful's table scraps. Mati is a...

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TRIBECA FILM FESTIVAL 2023 REVIEW! Indie filmmaking is not the only discipline that refuses to take "No" for an answer. Jacob Krupnick's documentary...

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Ran Mi Lowo (Help Me) is a mystery-thriller set in Nigeria. Directed by Akorede Alli and written by Ottah Osondu, the film is set in a well-known high...

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A woman, Salewa (Sheila Chiamaka Chukwulozie), returns from London to her home village in Nigeria for her mother's funeral in writer-director Olive Nwosu's...

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Eagle Wings is only the third film from writer-director Paul Apel Papel. While several characters in this sweeping military epic are named after real-life...

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Peter Murimi's I Am Samuel continues the recent trend of successful documentaries that examine the trials and tribulations that LGBTQ+ communities...

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LOCARNO FILM FESTIVAL 2021 REVIEW! Juju Stories takes an anthological approach to its storytelling, introducing three short films that focus on hocus...

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AFI FEST 2020 REVIEW! Eyimofe (aka This Is My Desire) is the debut feature of brothers Arie and Chuko Esiri. When it comes to cinema from Nigeria, we...