This Is Nollywood
This is Nollywood | |
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Directed by | Franco Sacchi |
Produced by | Cargo Film & Releasing |
Cinematography | Franco Sacchi Robert Caputo |
Edited by | Franco Sacchi |
Music by | Alan Perez Ted Corrigan Antibalas |
Release date |
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Running time | 55 minutes |
Country | United States |
This Is Nollywood is a 2007 Nigerian documentary film by Franco Sacchi and , detailing the Nigerian film industry, much along the same lines as the acclaimed 2007 documentary Welcome to Nollywood by Jamie Meltzer
Through the story of director , this documentary tells the story of a $250 million industry that has created thousands of jobs. As the documentary follows Emeruwa's production of Check Point, various members of the Nigerian filmmaking community discuss their industry, defend the types of films they make and the impact they have, and describe common difficulties they encounter, from hectic shooting schedules to losing electricity mid-shoot.[1]
Synopsis[]
This is Nollywood follows Nigerian director on his quest to finish filming a feature-length action movie in nine days on the outskirts of Lagos. However, Bond is just one of the incredible protagonists of Nollywood, Nigeria’s burgeoning, but little known movie industry that is rapidly changing Africa's modern popular culture. In the end, the film is about more than a fascinating and unheralded movie industry, it is about how people surmount obstacles to achieve their dreams.
Awards[]
- Festival Internacional de Abuja 2007
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Official Website". Retrieved 14 January 2010.
External links[]
- This Is Nollywood at IMDb
- Film page on Newsreel.org
- African Film Festival of Cordoba-FCAT (license CC BY-SA)
- 2007 films
- Documentary films about African cinema
- English-language films
- Nigerian films
- 2007 documentary films
- Nigerian documentary films
- Nigerian film stubs
- Arts documentary film stubs