Friday, August 29, 2008
momos, candlelight protests and more
Tuesday, August 05, 2008
Lagos to Ogere-Remo and beyond
One of my favorite photographers, Pieter Hugo, recently covered Nollywood (3rd largest film industry after Hollywood and Bollywood).
"Nollywood produces movies on its own terms, telling stories that appeal to and reflect the lives of its public: it is a rare instance of self-representation in Africa. The continent has a rich tradition of story-telling that has been expressed abundantly through oral and written fiction, but has never been conveyed through the mass media before. Stars are local actors; plots confront the public with familiar situations of romance, comedy, witchcraft, bribery, prostitution. The narrative is overdramatic, deprived of happy endings, tragic. The aesthetic is loud, violent, excessive; nothing is said, everything is shouted."
Reminds me of the 'NTA2' days. Check out some of Pieter's work, especially The Hyena Men series. Intense.
"Nollywood produces movies on its own terms, telling stories that appeal to and reflect the lives of its public: it is a rare instance of self-representation in Africa. The continent has a rich tradition of story-telling that has been expressed abundantly through oral and written fiction, but has never been conveyed through the mass media before. Stars are local actors; plots confront the public with familiar situations of romance, comedy, witchcraft, bribery, prostitution. The narrative is overdramatic, deprived of happy endings, tragic. The aesthetic is loud, violent, excessive; nothing is said, everything is shouted."
Reminds me of the 'NTA2' days. Check out some of Pieter's work, especially The Hyena Men series. Intense.
