7 Nigerian filmmakers pushing boundaries beyond Nollywood

By Nadia Denton

Updated 1347 GMT (2147 HKT) November 22, 2016

BFI Southbank's <a href="https://whatson.bfi.org.uk/Online/default.asp?BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::permalink=regular-strands&BOparam::WScontent::loadArticle::context_id=#african-odysseys" target="_blank">Beyond Nollywood weekender </a>presents a motley crew of filmmakers who are creating work that subverts Nollywood both in content and style. Curator Nadia Denton profiles the filmmakers extending Nollywood's narratives. <br />Pictured: The Story Within, a documentary in which Africa's photographers reflect on the process of bringing their creative vision to life. Photo by Aida Muluneh.
Photos: Nigerian filmmakers extending the Nollywood narrative
Beyond Nollywood – BFI Southbank's Beyond Nollywood weekender presents a motley crew of filmmakers who are creating work that subverts Nollywood both in content and style. Curator Nadia Denton profiles the filmmakers extending Nollywood's narratives.
Pictured: The Story Within, a documentary in which Africa's photographers reflect on the process of bringing their creative vision to life. Photo by Aida Muluneh.
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Still from the film Faaji Agba. The documentary is a six year journey by film-maker Remi Vaughan-Richards following seven, 68 to 85 year-old Yoruba master musicians in Lagos, Nigeria.
Photos: Nigerian filmmakers extending the Nollywood narrative
Beyond Nollywood – Still from the film Faaji Agba. The documentary is a six year journey by film-maker Remi Vaughan-Richards following seven, 68 to 85 year-old Yoruba master musicians in Lagos, Nigeria.
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Vaughan-Richards' documentary interweaves the history of the music scene of Lagos from the 1940s to the present day; from highlife to Juju to Afrobeat.
Photos: Nigerian filmmakers extending the Nollywood narrative
Beyond Nollywood &