Nollywood Babylon

Addelman, Ben, (film director.). Mallal, Samir, (film director.). Addelman, Ben, (film producer.). Mallal, Samir, (film producer.). Symansky, Adam, (film producer.). Marion-Gauvin, Galilé, (film producer.). Jean, Marcel, (film producer.). Din, Ravida, (film producer.). National Film Board of Canada (Montreal), (film producer.). AM Pictures (Montreal), (film producer.).

Summary: Nollywood Babylon is a feature documentary about the explosive popularity of Nigeria's movie industry. The film drops viewers into the chaos of Lagos' Idumota market. Here, among the bustling stalls, films are sold and unlikely stars are born. Unfazed by low budgets, enterprising filmmakers create a brash, inventive and wildly popular form of B-Movie that has Nigerians Nollywood-obsessed. In these films, voodoo and magic infuse urban stories, reflecting the collision of traditional mysticism and modern culture that Nigerians experience every day. Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal, present an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.

Record details

Physical Description: 1 streaming video (73 min., 57 sec.) : sound
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Publisher: Montreal : National Film Board of Canada, 2010.
Copyright: ©2008

Content descriptions

General Note:	Agency - English program:.Quebec Centre. Agency:.Produced by AM Pictures in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada.
Restrictions on Access Note:	No restrictions.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Writer, Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal ; director, Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal ; producer, Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal, Adam Symansky ; editor, Annie Ilkow ; original music, Olivier Alary ; executive producer, Galilé Marion-Gauvin, Marcel Jean, Ravida Din ; cinematography, Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal ; sound, Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal ; archival research, Elizabeth Klinck ; sound editor, Don Ayer ; re-recording mixer, Serge Boivin.
Date/Time and Place of an Event Note:	Recorded 2008.
Target Audience Note:	16-17.
System Details Note:	Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Source of Description Note:	Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2024-07-01).