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Features, Lit Scene 2014/05/07

Transforming Nollywood, One Script Writer at a Time—Afrinolly’s Cinema4Change

By Pearl Osibu I’m Pearl Osibu — Literary writer, blogger, fashion designer. Notice, not a screenwriter. Or shall we say I wasn’t a screenwriter? I, now most definitely, am, and that’s the tale. The rest is detail. Afrinolly partnered with Ford foundation and gathered together a potpourri of writers of different genres— the screenwriters, […]

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Features, Interviews 2014/02/05

Nigerian Filmmaker, Efe Mike-Ifeta, Dishes Out On His New Film, Daddy’s Boy | Brittle Paper Q&A

How is writing a novel different from writing a screen play? Why is Nollywood still struggling with writing a decent scripts? After almost 30 years of dominating the African film industry, what does the future look like for Nollywood? Efe Mike-Ifeta, a Toronto-based Nigerian filmmaker, is on hand to respond to these questions while dishing […]

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Features 2019/02/19

Sarah Waiswa’s Twitter Thread on African Women Photographers Is a Visual Fest

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Recently on Twitter, the Ugandan-born Kenya-based photographer Sarah Waiswa gave us a curation of stunning photos by African female photographers. […]

Features 2019/02/19

Genesis | Kharys Laue | Poetry

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I The beginning contains a seed of the end. II A man stands at the foot of the mountain. […]

Features 2019/02/18

GoFundMe | Donate to Help Egyptian Writer and Feminist Icon Nawal El Saadawi Undergo Medical Care

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The Egyptian writer and feminist icon Nawal El Sadaawi is ill. To foot her medical bills, a GoFundMe appeal was […]

Features 2019/02/18

The Home Manual | Ayodeji Oluwaseyi Isaac | Fiction

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You will be coming to my house for the first time, pal, and the following are words to live […]

Features 2019/02/18

Every Poem Needs Time to Breathe and Become | Interview with Echezonachukwu Nduka

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Echezonachukwu Nduka is a Nigerian poet, classical pianist, and musicologist. His poems have appeared in several publications including Saraba, […]

Features 2019/02/18

Abiku | Olowogboyega Olumuyiwa | Fiction

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The tour guide had begun by saying, “Traditional African art is characterized by fear, that’s why most of our […]