Losing Daylight is tackling Nollywood’s documentation problem

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Losing Daylight is tackling Nollywood's documentation problem

The inaugural film history exhibition, titled ‘Losing Daylight,’ featured rare footage, classic movie screenings, movie scripts, historical news publications, iconic posters, video cassettes, and other significant artifacts from the 1930s to present-day Nollywood.

Supported by BoxxCulture, EcoBank Nigeria, change.org and Zikoko, the two-day exhibition allowed the attendees to step into the past and learn how filmmaking started in the country, survived colonisation, found its name and became the force that it is today.

Speaking exclusively with Pulse, Taiwo Adeyemi, the curator emphasised the importance of the exhibition and the ‘Losing Daylight’ movement.

In his words, “Nollywood presently ranks as the world’s second-largest film industry in terms of output, significantly influencing the perspectives, beliefs, and cultural values of millions of Nigerians and Africans. Despite these glossy statistics, its evolution, spanning over a century, remains largely undocumented. As the days go by without addressing this matter, the potential of the Nigerian film industry becomes even more stunted, and a piece of history is lost, quite literally. That’s what we are solving for.”

The curator tells Pulse that this is just the beginning, as the exhibition will return from December 10–15, 2023, this time as a multi-dimensional film history festival.

Set to take place at the EcoBank Pan African Centre in Victoria Island, Lagos, this festival will feature classic film screenings, a vintage Nollywood fashion showcase, captivating stage plays, engaging panel sessions, a soundtrack concert, and more.

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