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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.
Oct 13, 2024
Collage by Dami Mojid / THE REPUBLIC. Source Ref: Oloture movie / IMDB.
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is a Nigerian writer with an obsessive interest in watching and writing about African films.



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