The past decade more than ever, has witnessed a surge in the number of women filmmakers in Nigeria. Kemi Adetiba, Omoni Oboli, Mo Abudu, Bolanle Austen-Peters, Tope Oshin and more, have built on the legacy created by legends like the late Amaka Igwe to create blockbusters and shows that have broken and continue to break […]
“The past decade more than ever, has witnessed a surge in the number of women filmmakers in Nigeria. Kemi Adetiba, Omoni Oboli, Mo Abudu, Bolanle Austen-Peters, Tope Oshin and more, have built on the legacy created by legends like the late Amaka Igwe to create blockbusters and shows that have broken and continue to break records across the continent and beyond.
In spite of these feats, women in filmmaking are still regarded as rarity and not the norm. It is still very much a man’s world and as with most other industries that are male dominated, women more often than not work twice as hard as their male counterparts to earn a seat at the table.
For women’s history month, MultiChoice Nigeria beams light on four young women, who are defying every odd there is to follow their dreams of telling the African story through film.”
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