| Description |
1 videodisc (58 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD, NTSC, 1.33:1 letterboxed; Dolby digital. |
| Note |
The film appears as letterbox/widescreen, but disc properties and the container show as 1.33:1 ratio). |
| Credits |
Photographed by Bruce Dickson, Akinola Davies and Jamie Meltzer ; edited by Daniel J. Friedman ; original music, Dave Nelson; additional music Ben Krauss. |
| Note |
Originally produced in 2007. |
| Summary |
Explores the inner working of Nigeria's newly emerging film industry, introducing viewers to Nollywood's producer/directors: Chico Ejiro, Izu Ojukwu, and Bond Emeruwa. "Through clips and on-set visits, we meet Chico Ejiro, aka "Mr. Prolific, " a filmmaker who has made over a hundred films. We follow the production of an epic war film by Izu Ojukwu, a young Nollywood director who is known for his high intensity action films. Both directors battle limited budgets, frequent power outages, mutinous casts, and none of the infrastructure that supports other national cinemas." "Churning out nearly 2,500 straight-to-video releases a year, [Nigerian filmmakers have] made the West African nation the world's third-largest movie market after the U.S. and India."--Container. |
| Note |
DVD special features: audio commentary with director Jamie Meltzer; More at Indiepix. |
| Awards |
Official selection: AFI film festival; Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Avignon Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival. |
| Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Ejiro, Chico.
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Ojukwu, Izu.
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Emeruwa, Bond.
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Motion picture industry -- Nigeria.
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Motion pictures -- Production and direction -- Nigeria.
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Digital video -- Production and direction -- Nigeria.
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| Genre/Form |
Documentary films.
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Nonfiction films.
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Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Rosenthal, Henry S. Producer.
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Lindner, Cayce, -2007. Producer.
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Meltzer, Jamie. Director.
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Nelson, David E.
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Infinity Films Nigeria (Firm)
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National Black Programming Consortium.
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IndiePix (Firm)
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| Standard No. |
845637000777 |
| Music No. |
IP3994 Indiepix Films |
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