The Remarkable Triumph of Female Nollywood Directors
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Christina Ngene
I am a movie enthusiast with a passion for writing and a desire to see the African movie industries grow. I try to use my skills as an artist to cheer for Nollywood by writing for NollyMania. • Syndicate Correspondent
Nollywood female directors are great contributors to the peak of the industry today even though there are only a few of them. That notwithstanding, Nollywood movies directed by women are among the most widely celebrated coming from the industry.
Women Directing Movies in Nollywood
Some of Nollywood’s award-winning films are by female directors and a good number of them are true masterpieces. “Dry” by Stephanie Okereke and “Isoken” by Jide Osibaeru are some of such movies. Female directors in Nollywood are definitely on the right path.
Some Nollywood producers are of the opinion that female directors make films from women’s perspective. This has become a prime factor in hiring directors and adding to the inequality in the industry.
As a result of this, female directors who are constantly out of job are finding other ways in Nollywood. They are upgrading and taking up the full package – script-writing, directing and producing.
A film industry should not be male-dominated, but in the case of Nollywood, it is. Our most recent survey shows a gender ratio of two males to every one female with about 65% of males and 35% of females in the industry.
Nollywood Female Directors
Tope Oshin Ogun
Multiple award-winning filmmaking professional Tope Oshin Ogun has delivered nothing but quality all her career. She is famous for the nature of her peculiar storylines.
Combined with excellent production quality, her movies are truly hypnotizing masterpieces.
Tope Oshin Ogun is the director of such movies as “We Don’t Live Here Anymore” and “The Young Smoker.” She has also directed at least 15 episodes of “Tinsel” – The biggest African TV series ever.
Most of the films by Tope Oshin Ogun have recorded millions in box office revenue. She is a genuine and passionate filmmaker.
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Kemi Adetiba
Nollywood director Kemi Adetiba is mostly known as a music video director. She has made a name for herself within that area both in Nigeria and around the world.
Her work as a music director has appeared on music channels including Channel O and MTV Base.
Lately, she has also become a highly successful Nollywood movie director. More recently we are seeing her works on Netflix, including “The Wedding Party 1″.
The movie went on to become the highest-grossing of the year. Her most recent work is the 2018 movie “King of Boys” which is attracting a crowd to the cinemas all over Nigeria.
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