FOR THE RECORD….
It never ceases to amaze me how people who are not in an industry can stand and speak as ‘authorities’ of the same; usually condemning it. Its kind of like the case of the White man that came to Africa for a few months and then goes back to speak as an ‘expert’ or authority on Africa . Pray, tell, can you know all about Africa or Nigeria in three months? Which brings me to the topic at hand and that is the case of Nollywood. I am writing not in defence of the industry but to state the facts and allow you to judge and make your own conclusions. I read the article in the July 2008 edition of Creativiti titled ‘The Film Industry: A documentation of the African Experience’ by Parselelo Kantai and in as much as what he said was true to some extent, I couldn’t help but shake my head. I beg to differ on several points made. He quoted Lagos Radio Personality, Olisa Adibua saying ‘we have not yet done films about events like the Nigerian Civil War, Queen Amina…’ but to that I s...