Film ‘Hope Is a Word’: Maria Galliani Dyrvik and Nnimmo Bassey on Poetry as Resistance Nnimmo Bassey has spent forty years fighting environmental destruction in the Niger Delta. Now a new documentary, Hope Is a Word, captures him mentoring a generation of young poets. Director Maria Galliani Dyrvik and Bassey sit down with The Nollywood Reporter to discuss poetry as resistance, the legacy of Ken Saro-Wiwa, and why hope is not a feeling but a practice BY Ikenna Churchill
Film Nollywood Can’t Scale Globally Without Talent Management As Nollywood pushes for greater global recognition, talent management has become an essential part of the industry’s growth, helping creatives build sustainable careers, secure better opportunities and compete on the world stage. BY Esther Kalu
Film The Women Behind “Ikemefuna” on Challenging Silence Around Boy Child Sexual Abuse Sonia John and Bolaji Gelax discuss the emotional weight of telling a story about boy-child sexual abuse, building a film with limited resources, and why some conversations can no longer be ignored. BY Esther Kalu
Film What Nollywood Must Learn From The “Michael” Effect The global response to Michael, the Michael Jackson biopic, has reignited conversations around audience behaviour, box office strategy and cultural engineering. BY Esther Kalu
