Category: Film

Film Personal Essays

The Most Absurd Dreams

Post author By Afapinen
Post date February 20, 2026

Illustration by Orndir Fanen / in-frame: posterised images (Emma Corrin; Issa Rae) from Netlfix's "Hotel Reverie"

by Beloved John

Tags beloved john, black mirror, emma corrin, film writing, hotel reverie, issa rae

Film

Dika Ofoma’s 15 Minutes with God’s Wife

Post author By Afapinen
Post date August 30, 2025

Movie Poster for God's Wife (A Dika Ofoma Film)

by Michael Aromolaran

Tags catholicism, dika ofoma, god's wife, Michael Aromolaran, Nollywood, old nollywood, southeast Nigeria, widowhood

Film

On Dika Ofoma’s “A Japa Tale”

Post author By Carl Terver
Post date August 24, 2024

Cover Art for "A Japa Tale" by Dika Ofoma

by Carl Terver

Tags a japa tale, afapinen film, dika ofoma, indie film writing

Film

What Do We See When We Watch “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande”?

Post author By Carl Terver
Post date June 19, 2024

Still from the movie "Good Luck to You, Leo Grande" / Photo Source: searchlightpictures.com

by Carl Terver

Film

Making a Film in 9 Minutes: On Ugochukwu Onuoha and Dika Ofoma’s “Nkemakonam”

Post author By Carl Terver
Post date June 6, 2024

PHOTO SOURCE: Still from "Nkemakonam"

by Carl Terver

Tags afapinen film criticism, afapinen indie film reviews, Carl Terver, daniel ngozika, dika ofoma, ndidi-betty agbo, NG indie films, Nkemakonam short fim, ogbunabali in a movie, Ugochukwu Onuoha