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Nollywood Babylon / AM Pictures presents in co-production with the National Film Board of Canada ; written and directed by Ben Addelman and Samir Mallal ; produced by Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal and Adam Symansky.
LIBRA DVD 004 037
Available from offsite location
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- French
- Subjects (All):
- Motion picture industry--Nigeria--History and criticism.
- Motion picture industry.
- Video recordings industry--Nigeria--History and criticism.
- Video recordings industry.
- Video recordings--Nigeria--History and criticism.
- Video recordings.
- Motion pictures--Nigeria--History.
- Motion pictures.
- Video recordings--Production and direction--Nigeria.
- Religion in motion pictures.
- Evangelicalism--Nigeria.
- Evangelicalism.
- Video recordings--Production and direction.
- History.
- Nigeria.
- Genre:
- Documentary films.
- Feature films.
- Video recordings for hard of hearing people.
- Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
- Motion pictures, Canadian.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 videodisc (74 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
- Edition:
- Widescreen.
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Distributed by Lorber HT Digital, [2009]
- Language Note:
- In English with English subtitles and optional French subtitles.
- System Details:
- DVD ; NTSC ; region 0.
- digital
- optical
- NTSC
- video file
- DVD video
- Summary:
- Chronicles the world of "Nollywood," a term coined in the early '90s to describe the world's fastest-growing national cinema, the Nigerian film industry. The film delves into Nigeria's explosive homegrown movie industry, producing 2500 films a year, most for under $15,000. Peppered with interviews with producers, directors and actors, film clips and buoyed by a rousing score fusing Afropop and traditional sounds, Nollywood Babylon celebrates the distinctive power of Nigerian cinema now bursting beyond the borders of Africa.
- Participant:
- Lancelot Imasuen, Odia Ofeimun, Onookome Okome, Eddie Ugbomah, Kingsley Ogoro, Helen Ukpabio, Isang Ubong-Awah, Omotola Ekeinde, Bob-Manuel Udokwu, Kenneth Okonkwo.
- Credits:
- Cinematography, Ben Addelman, Samir Mallal ; editor, Annie Llkow ; original music, Olivier Alary.
- Notes:
- Aspect ratio 1.78:1.
- DVD release of the 2008 documentary.
- Includes producer commentary track.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Alumni and Friends Memorial Book Fund.
- ISBN:
- 0982253664
- 9780982253663
- OCLC:
- 436156082
- Publisher Number:
- 718122565979
- 35 Lorber HT Digital
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