Green White Green is a love letter to Nigeria’s youth
The film depicts the mutually transformative friendship of three “ethnically different” Nigerian young men in break with their elders’ attitudes.
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Noah Tsika
Noah Tsika is the author of the book, “Nollywood Stars”, and a contributing editor of Africa is a Country.
Nigeria’s ‘brain drain’
The tensions between young Nigerians eager to flee their country for a better life in the United States and those already exposed to US culture.
The Nigerians are coming
Nigerian cinema is finally being embraced outside Nollywood for its diversity and capacity to adapt to dramatic technological and infrastructural shifts.
Ousmane Sembene invented a new cinema for Africa
An interview with Samba Gadjigo, the late Ousmane Sembene’s longtime friend and official biographer about the resurgence of Sembene’s work.
This film is about revolution
Who, ultimately, can speak with authority on recent events in Egypt, and, more importantly, how?
Beasts of No Nation and the child soldier movie genre
The film is doubly removed from the West Africa in which it was made and in whose name it claims to speak.