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Opinion: Mo Abudu: Showcasing Africa to the World

I grew up watching ‘Nigerian films’ as we called it back then because there was no organized name as we have it today and as young as I was, I knew something was quite wrong with most of those films in terms of acting, casts, presentation, setting, representation, and storytelling.

In my head, I was comparing the films acted here against those acted by foreigners and there was a huge disparity. When I watched most of our films back then, I could tell they were actually acting which means the actors were trying to be real as against watching a film and moving alongside the casts and the story.

Even worse, some of those films presented our culture and told our story in a very discouraging, negative light to the outside world.

We now see the rise of professionals in the art of storytelling and film making and we can boldly say that we have better presentation in the international community which would not only win us positive affirmations in the world but also bring foreign investors into that aspect of our economy.

Popularly known as Mo Abudu, Mosunmola Abudu is a Nigerian Media mogul who has been named by Forbes magazine as “Africa’s Most Successful Woman’ and she’s been in the forefront of film making in the last couple of year and has been giving the African story the best presentation and narrative it should get.

She had done great films like, ‘The wedding Party 1&2, ‘The Royal Hibiscus’, ‘Fifty’ and the most recent, ‘Oloture’ which opened the eyes of the people to human trafficking in Nigeria.

This lady is blazing trails and leaving indelible marks on the sands of time which is showcasing Africa as a continent of talents and Nigeria as a nation of creative and endowed people to the world.

From the plot to acting and setting, Mo Abudu’s films are top notch and well produced and we give kudos to her and her team for their hard work, attention to details, and good production.

There’s still more to do in terms of our film production and storytelling but we can say that we have long moved from the era of erratic and poor quality films to good films with great stories.

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OLUWABUSAYO MADARIOLA

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