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The chance to review something from Walt Disney Studios these days that doesn’t come from Marvel, Star Wars or animation brands is a refreshing change, which is why it is a pleasure to report the new Disney+ film Rise is a worthy release chronicling the Greek-Nigerian Antetokounmpo brothers, who grew up to become…

Netflix has unveiled its first Nigerian original – a drama from Vaya director Akin Omotoso. The streamer has ordered an as-yet-untitled six-part series that will be directed by Akin, Daniel Oriahi and CJ Obasi. Starring Kate Henshaw and Ade Laoye, the series is set in contemporary Nigeria and shot in Lagos. It tells…

Filmmaker Akin Omotoso’s latest film Vaya first premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival in 2016 to critical praise and continued to make its rounds around the festival circuit and earned him the Africa Movie Academy Award for Best Director before landing at Ava DuVernay’s Array. The film is set for a…

EXCLUSIVE: Ava DuVernay announced Tuesday that her film collective Array Releasing has acquired their 19th feature with Vaya. The South African coming-of-age drama from Nigerian filmmaker Akin Omotoso is set for a national screening tour as well as a Nov. 1 debut on Netflix. Array has acquired distribution rights in…

APA has signed Nigerian-born director Akin Omotoso, who is fresh off the 2016 TIFF world premiere of his film Vaya. In the pic, Omotoso weaves together three separate stories to create a gripping yet compassionate portrait of small-town characters immersed in the intimidating, alluring, and dangerous world of big-city…