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Nigerian
see all genres ›A late bloomer that's more than made up for time lost in the last two decades, Nigeria's film industry (also known as "Nollywood") has greatly benefited from the lowered costs of shooting on digital video, making for a wildly prolific cinema of direct-to-DVD movies. The industry itself has been the subject of several documentaries.
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Fela Kuti: Music is the Weapon
Fela Kuti is to African music what Bob Marley is to reggae: its prophet. All contemporary forms of black music, from funk to electronic, owe something to the irresistible groove of the Afrobeat sound that he created. He recorded more than 60 albums and spent a lifetime fighting against political corruption...Start your free trial to watch
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Nollywood Babylon
NOLLYWOOD BABYLON chronicles the wild world of “Nollywood,” a term coined in the early ‘90s to describe the world’s fastest-growing national cinema, surpassed only by its Indian counterpart. The film delves first-hand into Nigeria’s explosive homegrown movie industry, where Jesus and voodoo vie for screen...Start your free trial to watch
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Teacher Don't Teach Me Nonsense
TEACHER DON'T TEACH ME NONSENSE is a rarely-seen documentary, mixing candid interviews of Fela Kuti with selected live segments from his stirring performances. Examining his life, music, and political views, this feature serves as an important guide for anyone yearning to learn more about a transformative...Start your free trial to watch
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This is Nollywood
First came Hollywood, then Bollywood and now Nollywood, Nigeria’s booming film industry, which released two-thousand feature films in 2006 alone. Where else can you shoot a full-length dramatic film for $10,000 in 7 days? Until recently little known outside its own country, THIS IS NOLLYWOOD explains why...Start your free trial to watch
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Workingman's Death
WORKINGMAN'S DEATH is an unflinching portrait of the state of manual labor in the 21st century. In the Ukraine, a group of men spend long days crawling through cramped shafts of illegal coal mines. Sulfur gatherers in Indonesia brave the smoky heat of an active volcano and the treacherous trip back down....Start your free trial to watch