Should US Black Actors/Actresses Link Up With Nollywood?

[Ajackson17]

I think it's a great idea and it's a better way to tell our stories versus waiting for a big company to tell our skewed story.

 

[CeLLaR-DooR]

Nollywood films are garbage. Black Hollywood would should start a buncha production companies. Bein' that the writers and directors would be black, the cast, stories etc would be mostly black too.

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

Nollywood films are garbage. Black Hollywood would should start a buncha production companies. Bein' that the writers and directors would be black, the cast, stories etc would be mostly black too.

I haven't seen any, and they may be. But they seem to be profitable in Africa. And if these AA actresses/actresses decided to link up and put some money in some of these Nollywood production companies, I think it could be a good venture for those involved. Plus the Eurocentric soon wouldn't be present, so o think they could put out some quality films. All while still giving some of Africans more opportunities.

 

[babelipsss]

Why should we link up with them? Why not have our own brand? What is this Africa crusade you stay on?

 

[kzzl]

I tell you what, them Nollywood women be fine as fuck look like. It's like channel surfing pass telemundo. Everytime there's a chick that makes stop for a second.

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

Why should we link up with them? Why not have our own brand? What is this Africa crusade you stay on?

That would have happened by now if it were going to. And in Africa. They wouldn't have to compete so heavily with Hollywood. Basically American distribution wouldn't be the main focus unless it became popular enough to justify they costs. Remember, we already are labled "not marketable" in America for the most part.

What do you have against Africa anyway?

 

[S2J]

I hear you bro...but I think some of yall have a serious lack of perspective when it comes to hese things

Have any of yall even seen a Nigerian movie? Lol

My folks have dozens of Nigerian films

You have to pardon me, but I am African. So when i hear 'lets just go to Africa' type commentary when shit aint goin smooth in the states. ..its just funny to me.

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

I hear you bro...but I think some of yall have a serious lack of perspective when it comes to hese things

Have any of yall even seen a Nigerian movie? Lol

My folks have dozens of Nigerian films

You have to pardon me, but I am African. So when i hear 'lets just go to Africa' type commentary when shit aint goin smooth in the states. ..its just funny to me.

Lol

Ight bruh I hear you. Maybe I am being naive. But don't many "AA movies" screen in parts of Africa?

I'm not even proposing a takeover. I'm saying if we all "black", why not have a mutual partnership with those already involved on the industry and build from there WITHOUT the racist spin?

Is that not probable? Or is Nollywood really that bad?

 

[The_Jackal]

Just need more black directors to be honest. Look at Creed that shit was GOAT as far as I'm concern

 

[Rasta.]

I hear you bro...but I think some of yall have a serious lack of perspective when it comes to hese things

Have any of yall even seen a Nigerian movie? Lol

My folks have dozens of Nigerian films

You have to pardon me, but I am African. So when i hear 'lets just go to Africa' type commentary when shit aint goin smooth in the states. ..its just funny to me.

Nigga! I watch them when i need a laugh lmfao

 

[rip.dilla]

Living In Bondage... ah good ol days

Anyway to answer the OP the quality of Nigerian movies has depreciated largely since the early '00s due to the gross economic mismanagement of the country and inflation

The creme of our actors don't even act in them movies anymore and now incidentally feature in films made in Europe, America and S. Africa

The two biggest African American filmmakers (Spike Lee and Tyler Perry) have their output received with mixed feelings by AA's too.

My nigga Idris Elba nailed his performance in Beasts Of No Nation (written by a Nigerian) and Mario Van Peebles was in Nigeria a couple years ago studying Nollywood so there's hope in that aspect for productive partnership..

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

Living In Bondage... ah good ol days

Anyway to answer the OP the quality of Nigerian movies has depreciated largely since the early '00s due to the gross economic mismanagement of the country and inflation

The creme of our actors don't even act in them movies anymore and now incidentally feature in films made in Europe, America and S. Africa

The two biggest African American filmmakers (Spike Lee and Tyler Perry) have their output received with mixed feelings by AA's too.

My nigga Idris Elba nailed his performance in Beasts Of No Nation (written by a Nigerian) and Mario Van Peebles was in Nigeria a couple years ago studying Nollywood so there's hope in that aspect for productive partnership..

Beasts of No Nation was a GREAT movie. Heavily slept on. And I think it could be a good move honestly.

 

[babelipsss]

Tyler Perry has proven that money can be made catering to an all African American audience. I don't like his work myself but there is no denying his success. The market is wide open for others.

 

[CeLLaR-DooR]

Nollywood films are garbage. Black Hollywood would should start a buncha production companies. Bein' that the writers and directors would be black, the cast, stories etc would be mostly black too.

I haven't seen any, and they may be. But they seem to be profitable in Africa. And if these AA actresses/actresses decided to link up and put some money in some of these Nollywood production companies, I think it could be a good venture for those involved. Plus the Eurocentric soon wouldn't be present, so o think they could put out some quality films. All while still giving some of Africans more opportunities.

I hear that but my nigga you're not understandin' just how wack these movies are. They're all either about witches or some gold diggin' hoe fuckin' up a marriage.

Black directors could look to Africa for individual talent more though.

 

[JokerzWyld]

This should definitely happen. Some could argue that it's getting close to happening. "Half of a Yellow Sun" had a large AA cast for that film. It could work. I would love to see Idris Elba do Okonkwo in a "Things Fall Apart" film. It can be brilliant. AA directors can integrate into Nollywood and do AA stories and sell them to West African audiences.

The problem is that their needs to be an infrastructure to show films. We need to build more theaters there. I've been thinking about this for a while actually. There can also be a partnership with black production companies from the diaspora and the continent via an online streaming service like Urban Movie Channel. They can also incorporate shows on youtube like "Close Friends," "Roomieloverfriends," "Hello Cupid," "Everything I Did Wrong In My 20s," "The Unwritten Rules," etc. The beauty of such a service is that it can also include celebrity media and music videos. I'm not trying to put the cart before the horse though.

 

[Arya Tsaddiq]

LOL. Wellnof they are that wack and these production companies are making money, isn't there a chance they would be even more lucrative with some money put behind production?

 

[rip.dilla]

Living In Bondage... ah good ol days

Anyway to answer the OP the quality of Nigerian movies has depreciated largely since the early '00s due to the gross economic mismanagement of the country and inflation

The creme of our actors don't even act in them movies anymore and now incidentally feature in films made in Europe, America and S. Africa

The two biggest African American filmmakers (Spike Lee and Tyler Perry) have their output received with mixed feelings by AA's too.

My nigga Idris Elba nailed his performance in Beasts Of No Nation (written by a Nigerian) and Mario Van Peebles was in Nigeria a couple years ago studying Nollywood so there's hope in that aspect for productive partnership..

Beasts of No Nation was a GREAT movie. Heavily slept on. And I think it could be a good move honestly.

Yeah it was a good film however the kid who plays the main character (Agu) is meant to be Igbo (Nigerian) but the movie had mostly Ghanaians in it which led me to think it had mostly Western influence being a Netflix production..

The author of the book said it was a fictional African country anyway

 

[StillFaggyAF]

Nollywood is garbage b

 

[rip.dilla]

I would love to see Idris Elba do Okonkwo in a "Things Fall Apart" film.

That would be GOAT. Elba is greatly talented IMO the best Black actor in the game currently

You know there was a TV series in Nigeria for Things Fall Apart in the 80s? And Okonkwo was played by this nikka?

Check it out

 

[ChillaDaGawd]

There's good Nollywood films..check them out on YouTube