The Beyond Nollywood weekend takes place at the BFI Southbank, 20-21 September 2014
B for Boy Sat 20 Sept 2:00pm NFT3
A pregnant, 40 year-old wife and mother desperately wants a son. Amaka Okoli is a devoted wife and mother. At nearly 40 she’s expecting her second child, and resorts to extreme measures to guarantee a male successor and the security of her place in the family. B for Boy is a thrilling yet highly sensitive and insightful debut feature set in contemporary Nigeria, which powerfully captures the ongoing struggle between progress and tradition.
B for Boy begins at 2:00pm. Ticket holders are also invited to join Nadia Denton in conversation in the Blue Room at 11:00 AM.
Nadia Denton in Conversation Sat 20 Sept 11:00 Blue Room
Nadia Denton launches her new book on Nigerian filmmaking. This event is free to ticket-holders of B for Boy or any other Beyond Nollywood screening
Writer and Programmer Nadia Denton has been working in the film industry for over ten years, primarily in the areas of exhibition, marketing and distribution. We’re delighted to welcome Nadia to BFI Southbank to discuss her latest publication The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success: Beyond Nollywood,’a film reference manual that pulls together industry guidance and best practice for African filmmakers. Nadia will be joined by a variety of key Nigerian filmmakers for a discussion around some of the key issues confronting them, and the current state of the Nigerian film industry. Guests include father of ‘Nollywood’ Chris Obi – Rapu, Director of the much famed Living in Bondage, the film that precipitated the phenomenon of Nollywood; and Dr. Ladi Sandra Adamu an Associate Professor in Mass Communications from the Ahmadu Bello University and leading authority on Hausa filmmaking and cultural representation.
Watch the Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success trailer.
Beyond Nollywood
Contemporary Nigerian filmmakers are determined to recapture the image of their country for international audiences, and as a result have created a vibrant film culture of their own. Screening at many festivals worldwide, their work has wowed audiences with its style, storytelling and ideas. African Odysseys this month will take you Beyond Nollywood, and will showcase the work of new Nigerian filmmakers and confront the issues of the past via world-class, 21st-century cinema.
This exciting weekend of talks, screenings and networking begins with an official launch of Nadia Denton’s new book ‘The Nigerian Filmmaker’s Guide to Success: Beyond Nollywood’.
The African Odysseys are inspirational films by and about the people of Africa, from archive classics to new cinema. Click to view their August - November 2014 programme
