The latest update netting Mo Abudu’s Hollywood growing network is a multi-title film and television deal with Westbrook, a subsidiary of Westbrook Incorporation co-owned by Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith. Abudu is in partnership with the Smiths via her production house EbonyLife Media, which will co-produce a slate of films and shows telling stories of the African continent by …

A little over 10 years ago, Shirley Frimpong-Manso pieced together a ten-chapter film series ‘Adams Apples’. Loosely interpreted through its theme song ‘Sexy, Sassy, Wahala’, by Efya, the film showcased the delicate lives of the Adams family, consisting of three beautiful sisters Joselyn Dumas (Jennifer), Yvonne Okoro (Baaba) and Naa Ashorkor Mensah-Doku (Kuukua). On the helm of the family dynasty …

It’s officially Oscar weekend, meaning the strong and mighty in film are days away from receiving their golden trophies. In the lead this year is David Fincher’s ‘Mank’ with 10 nods including best picture and best director for Fincher. Following behind with six nominations apiece are ‘The Father’, ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’, ‘Minari’, ‘Nomadland’, ‘Sound of Metal’ and ‘The …

The early days of April has been a good watch on Netflix. The streaming platform, which constantly recruits African titles aside its originals served the global landscape with another educative, informative and eye-opening thriller that enters the crucial walls of two disturbing subjects defaming the African progress. Sourced from Cameroon, ‘The Fisherman’s Diary’ flashed heavily through the child marriage system …

Paging through the pantheon of best actress winners since the inception of the Academy awards lies a single win for a black actress, Halle Berry (Monster’s Day, 2001). Aside the not so encouraging feat in the race (blame the Oscars so white agenda over the past years), there has also been a sideline in the mention of double black actresses …

Widely considered one of the best to ever do it, Nana Ama McBrown’s two-decade acting resume beeps Chameleonic. Trading powerful ground strokes in the Movie industry, she has excited, educated and entertained the masses with relatable roles that affirm her jurisdiction as Ghana’s greatest actress. The concept of range, which normally, celebrated actors of her kind slack in possession has …

The first African film company to ink a first look TV deal with a major Hollywood Studio (EbonyLife Media, owned by Mo Abudu). The first Ghanaian film director to win an Africa Movie Academy Award (Shirley Frimpong-Manso). The first Nollywood film to be purchased by Netflix (‘Lionheart’ by Genevieve Nnaji). Navigating through such ground-breaking achievements only defines the uncharted territories …

The entire month of March is an exciting period for Ghanaians, as the nation celebrates its 64th anniversary since Independence in 1957. Formerly addressed as Gold Coast, Ghana’s unique cultural elements have been at the core of several transparent sectors that transport its rich values to the eyes and ears of outsiders. In as much as music, fashion, novels and …

On the Academy Awards shortlisted films in the best short-live action category is ‘DA YIE’, an interesting and insightful work that joins the cords of innocence and fear. Prior to its Oscar buzz, the film had picked up several accolades on the international front including the Ghent International Film Festival’s Audience Award 2019 and the Princeton Independent Film Festival’s Grand …

In writer-director Anthony Nti’s short film ‘DA YIE’, he authors a comprehensive and compelling intel of two children exposed to a day’s activities that does not conform to their familiar playground. ‘DA YIE’ co-written by Chingiz Karibekov is at its entertaining best right from the opening scene. The audience is introduced to Matilda (Matilda Enchil), the adventurous female among a …