Nkem Owoh Weighs In on the Debate Over Nollywood’s Origins
Veteran actor Nkem Owoh has weighed in on the debate over Nollywood’s origins, saying Yoruba filmmakers and theatre practitioners had built a strong tradition of stage and film production before the home-video era. He distinguished the earlier foundations of Nigerian cinema from the home-video boom of the 1990s. The 1992 release of Living in Bondage remains widely regarded as a major turning point that helped shape modern Nollywood. The debate is whether Nollywood began with Yoruba travelling theatre and early filmmakers, or with the Igbo entrepreneurs who drove the home-video revolution. What is your view?
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