Rejoice Abutsa
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SCENE/UNSEEN: CREATIVE REFLEXIVITY IN NOLLYWOOD
Scene/Unseen: Creative Reflexivity in Nollywood is a podcast about Nollywood and its practitioners. The podcast moves between interviews with a diverse se of practitioners, to industry soliloquies, and deep dives into some of the most exciting projects in Nollywood.
Latest Podcast
EP 1: DJ Abass' on Promiximities: Afrobeats, Nollywood and The Nigerian Diaspora
In this episode, renowned broadcaster, DJ, Media and Entertainment consultant, DJ Abass joins Rejoice Abutsa and shares his unique perspective on the proximity between Afrobeats and Nollywood, in terms of creative, cultural, and promotional tactics.
- 7 Jan 2024
EP 2: Oge Obasi On Alternative Nigerian Cinema (+MAMI WATA)
Oge Obasi shares her decade-long experience working as a producer in the Nigerian Film Industry and the strategies for working outside the mainstream circuits of the film industry. We dive into the funding and producing journey of her Sundance debut, Mami Wata. Charting the journey of the film, Obasi shares how this film is a “universal story” despite its “very West African” approach.
- 18 Jan 2024
EP 3: Oris Aigbo's "On Popular Culture Criticism: Afrobeats, Nollywood and Global Audiences"
Writer, critic, and entertainment journalist, Oris Aigbo dives into his experience writing about Afrobeats and Nollywood. He speaks from the place of experience in critiquing foreign movies ahead of the Nollywood industry, as a result of the external influences which have played important roles in “influencing” the minds of viewers.
- 24 Jan 2024
EP 4: Chris Obi-Rapu " On Inventing Nollywood"
Rejoice sits with Broadcaster, filmmaker, and producer, Chris Obi-Rapu as they revisit vivid stories about his directorial effort on Living in Bondage. Widely posed as the film that inaugurated Nollywood, Obi discusses the journey to the film, and how the field changed and reinvented itself after the film.
- 21 Feb 2024