Nollywood Babylon (2008)

Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by storm and is now bursting beyond the ... See full summary »

Directors:

Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal

Writers:

Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal

Stars:

Osita Iheme, Chinedu Ikedieze, Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen

1 nomination.

Cast

Credited cast:
Osita Iheme	...	Himself
Chinedu Ikedieze	...	Himself
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen	...	Himself
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde	...	Herself
Uche Jumbo	...	Herself
Kenneth Okonkwo	...	Himself
Bob-Manuel Udokwu	...	Himself

Storyline

Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world--an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by storm and is now bursting beyond the borders of Africa. "Nollywood Babylon" is a feature documentary detailing the industry's phenomenal success. Propelled by a booming 1970s soundtrack of African underground music, the movie presents an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.

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Plot Keywords:

nollywood | nigeria | born again christian | criticism

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Genres:

Documentary

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Details

Official Sites:

Official site

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 July 2009 (USA)

Filming Locations:

Nigeria

Company Credits

Production Co:

AM Pictures, National Film Board of Canada (NFB)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

74 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Did You Know?

Quotes

Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen: Nollywood has become the voice of Africa, the answer to CNN.

User Reviews

Let's Go to Nollywood

Samir Mallal and Ben Addelman's feature-length doc about Nigeria's hugely successful film industry bursts with color, light, and sound. Vibrantly shot and sharply edited, the film is a whirlwind tour of Nollywood, offering multiple insights into the world's third largest movie-making center.

Mallal and Addelman take viewers deep inside sprawling Lagos, capturing the throbbing rhythms of its streets, its wild contradictions, and how they feed into Nigeria's speedy, soulful, fabulously lurid film-making. The people in the doc, particularly unbelievably prolific director Lancelot Imasuen, are as compellingly dramatic and funny as the characters in ultra low budget Nollywood classics like Private Sin and Highway to the Grave.