Seyi Lasisi, Author at The Republic

Èkún Omi and Femi Bajulaye’s Yoruba Aesthetic Vision

Seyi Lasisi·July 26, 2025

Having premiered at the 2025 Diversity in Cannes Short Film Showcase, Femi Bajulaye’s Èkún Omi presents a cinematic exploration and representation of African migrants’ realities through a deeply conscious Yoruba aesthetic. Read More...

June/July 2025 Nigeria

What It Means to Attend Aké Festival

Seyi Lasisi·January 12, 2025

The Aké Arts & Book Festival is drawing young people from across Nigeria and the African diaspora, fostering connections, and inspiring a vibrant culture of literary growth and creativity. Read More...

December 24/January 25 Nigeria

The Persistent Voice in Taiwo Egunjobi’s Films

Seyi Lasisi·November 3, 2024

As he speaks, the commanding ease in Taiwo Egunjobi’s words and manner pitches him as an important custodian of knowledge and insight about Nigerian and world cinema. Egunjobi’s films always cast a permanent residence on viewers’ minds. Read More...

Nigeria November/December 2024

Not Just Another Woman’s Story

Seyi Lasisi·October 27, 2024

In her film, With Difficulty Comes Ease, Korede Azeez captures, with illuminating patience, the story of Nigerian women. She tells the story of women living under constant scrutiny, where their every action or inaction is subject to critical and often unjust judgment. Read More...

Nigeria October/November 2024

Nollywood’s Unrefined Portrayal of Sex Work and Sex Workers

Seyi Lasisi·October 13, 2024

Nigerian filmmakers must break free from ingrained stigma, clichés, caricature characters, and internalized disdain for sex work by taking a step further in investigating the lives and individual choices of their characters to challenge normative perceptions and create lasting, meaningful art. Read More...

Best of 2024: Essays Nigeria October/November 2024

The AMVCA’s 10-Year Milestone

Seyi Lasisi·May 10, 2024

Tomorrow, the AMVCA will hold its 10th annual award show. The AMVCA’s impact on African filmmaking is undeniable but there is still so much room to grow. Read More...

April/May 2024 Nigeria

When Personal Docudrama is an Act and Art of Protest

Seyi Lasisi·April 28, 2024

Asmae El Moudir’s docudrama, The Mother of All Lies, passes this social message: protest isn’t solely the physical act of raising placards and fists. Protest, as the film relentlessly shows, can be as trivial as remembering and talking about one’s pain when the state is actively trying to suppress the existence of that pain. Read More...

April/May 2024 Morocco

Is C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s Mami Wata a Modern-Day Classic? Review: ‘Mami Wata’ (2023)

Seyi Lasisi·December 2, 2023

By being steadfast to his vision to explore African political and religious realities, C.J. ‘Fiery’ Obasi’s Mami Wata is swimming outside its national shores. Read More...

December/January 2023 Nigeria

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