Year2008CountryCanada GenreDocumentaryDirectorsBen Addelman
Samir MallalWritersBen Addelman
Samir MallalStarring
Synopsis
Nollywood Babylon is a feature documentary about the explosive popularity of Nigeria's movie industry. The film drops viewers into the chaos of Lagos' Idumota market. Here, among the bustling stalls, films are sold and unlikely stars are born. Unfazed by low budgets, enterprising filmmakers create a brash, inventive and wildly popular form of B-Movie that has Nigerians Nollywood-obsessed. In these films, voodoo and magic infuse urban stories, reflecting the collision of traditional mysticism and modern culture that Nigerians experience every day. Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, present an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.
Samir MallalWritersBen Addelman
Samir MallalStarring
Osita Iheme
Chinedu Ikedieze
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Uche Jumbo
Kenneth Okonkwo
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LinksOfficial Web SiteChinedu Ikedieze
Lancelot Oduwa Imasuen
Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde
Uche Jumbo
Kenneth Okonkwo
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Synopsis
Nollywood Babylon is a feature documentary about the explosive popularity of Nigeria's movie industry. The film drops viewers into the chaos of Lagos' Idumota market. Here, among the bustling stalls, films are sold and unlikely stars are born. Unfazed by low budgets, enterprising filmmakers create a brash, inventive and wildly popular form of B-Movie that has Nigerians Nollywood-obsessed. In these films, voodoo and magic infuse urban stories, reflecting the collision of traditional mysticism and modern culture that Nigerians experience every day. Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, present an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.
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