British Nigerian actor John Boyega discussed the lack of collaboration between Hollywood and Nollywood.
During the Africa International Film Festival, he noted that Hollywood wants to work with Nollywood, but there are obstacles.
He believes that the pride and ego of some Nigerian filmmakers make it hard to build a strong working relationship.
Actor Boyega shared that Nigerians have a unique way of telling their own stories. They focus on their real experiences, which makes their narratives different from the intense themes often seen in Hollywood.
He pointed out that Hollywood filmmakers often choose South Africa for their shoots, trying to make it resemble Hollywood.
Boyega also mentioned that ‘Woman King’ was initially planned to be filmed in Nigeria, but the producers decided to change the location at the last moment.
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See some comments below:
@jolloffbookclub: “I believe he balanced his points on all fronts. He was honest too, and you can tell he really does love Nigeria. Lol.”
@oyexville: “You can transfer everything he’s saying to every single industry. It’s great that he’s a Nigerian, cos the non Nigerians don’t want any smoke so they’d rather keep quiet and pull back than say the actual words. Even in corporate, Nigerians get extremely protective about turf.”
@leemah_le: “Okay. I understand his point but he should know that stories are made to resonate with the intended audience in mind which are primarily Nigerian first. For instance, ‘Gangs of Lagos’ is a prime example, every Nigerian understood the objective of that film and the message it’s passing across. However, themes about the human story are universal. Pain, love, happiness, trauma, Deceit, Ambition, Perseverance and so many more. Are there rooms for improvement? Of course Yes! But are all our movies trash or not to standard, that’s a baseless standpoint to make considering our portfolio.”
@sholakunmiblaze: “He hit the nail on the head. Una go write better story and portray rubbish eventually. And the “ego”part, very right about that too. Make una stop to dey pat rubbish, forget say dem spend money, if production no jell with story, call it out!”
@eniolatito: “Hmm. Interesting. He tried to be politically correct about some things but he still got his point across and he was right. Meanwhile, I didn’t know the gist of some Nollywood people’s ‘bad character’ had gotten to them abroad. Wonderful! .”
@chinedesign: “He was very gentle in saying what he believe what needed to be said. John has a very high EQ.”
@bimdizzle: “He’s correct.”
@ekene_nj: “Spot on.”
@jaycee_talks: “In summary, we get coconut head!”
@snixdave: “Learn how to take criticism basically.”
@denke___: “Now, this is really impressive. He speaks in such a simple and clear manner,using just simple words yet making so much sense. No big grammar,no ambiguity. I can listen to him all day dissecting almost any issues and I wouldn’t get bored.”
