Tuesday, November 24, 2009

Nollywood...



As I continue researching source material for Black Trash: A Modern Melodrama, I am becoming more aware of the parallels between the distinctive cinema of Nollywood and Black Urban Fiction. The genre is surpassed only by Hollywood and Bollywood, making it a tremendous global cultural force.  Recently, a book of images was published featuring South African Photographer Pieter Hugo's interpretation of this churning industry.  A slide show of his beautifully ghoulish photos is below.



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