Nollywood
Lagos film industry
Nollywood is the Nigerian film industry, one of the world's largest by output.
The name blends Nigeria with Hollywood.
Known for low-budget productions, rapid filming schedules, and melodramatic plots often involving romance, comedy, and supernatural themes, Nollywood films circulate widely across Africa and its diaspora: She grew up watching Nollywood movies with her grandmother.
Creating motion pictures
- LagosWest African megacity
- home videoPersonal recordings for private viewing
- movie industryFilm production and distribution sector
- distributionAllocation across recipients
producers · directors · studios · budget · revenue · box office · streaming · marketers
Breaking of trust
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- polygamyMultiple concurrent spouses
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
- infidelityDisloyalty to a partner
wealth · poverty · tradition · modernity · family conflict · inheritance · love triangle · jealousy
Theatrical art or turmoil
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- romanceLove and its excitement
- thrillerSuspense-driven narrative genre
- epicImpressively grand in scope
folklore · ritual · juju · occult · family saga · musical · crime · action
Scattered population sharing origins
- representationDepiction or likeness
- identityWho someone is
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
- fashionCurrent popular trend
globalization · soft power · Pan-African · authenticity · postcolonial · tradition · modernity · social commentary
film production
Creating motion pictures
- LagosWest African megacity
- home videoPersonal recordings for private viewing
- movie industryFilm production and distribution sector
distribution · producers · directors · studios · budget · revenue · box office · streaming · marketers · video CDs
betrayal
Breaking of trust
- revengePunishing a wrongdoer
- polygamyMultiple concurrent spouses
- witchcraftPractice of supernatural magic
infidelity · wealth · poverty · tradition · modernity · family conflict · inheritance · love triangle · jealousy · redemption
drama
Theatrical art or turmoil
epic · folklore · ritual · juju · occult · family saga · musical · crime · action · tragedy
diaspora
Scattered population sharing origins
- representationDepiction or likeness
- identityWho someone is
- multilingualKnowing multiple languages
fashion · globalization · soft power · Pan-African · authenticity · postcolonial · tradition · modernity · social commentary · values
actors
Those playing roles
- African MediaHerald, Destiny
- AfricaEgypt, Kenya, Nigeria, South Africa, Tanzania
- film industryfilm studios, film production, film distribution, box office, budget
- portmanteausbrunch, smog, motel, spork, chortle
- streaming contentmovies, TV shows, live streams, documentaries, originals
- world mediaworld news, foreign films, news networks, dubbed films, news channels
NollywoodHollywood
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