Tambay Obenson
Editor in Chief at Akoroko
Founded Shadow & Act LLC, 2009. Sold to Blavity Inc, 2017. Staff writer at IndieWire 2018-2022. Now building @akorokoafrica, an African cinema platform!
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2 weeks ago |
bfi.org.uk | George Bass |Pamela Hutchinson |Adam Scovell |Tambay Obenson
Bringing claustrophobic dread and gory practical effects to an English village, The Quatermass Xperiment is the movie that put Hammer Films on the map and has proved an enduring inspiration to the likes of Stephen King and John Carpenter. 13 June 2025An experimental space rocket has returned to earth, crash-landing outside an English village.
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1 month ago |
akoroko.com | Tambay Obenson
Prefer to listen? This newsletter is now available in AI-generated audio format (9 minutes)When Serge Noukoué and Nadira Shakur launched NollywoodWeek in 2013, they weren’t chasing trends. They were filling a void. Shakur, originally from Washington, D.C., is an African American who has lived in France and across Africa. Noukoué was born and raised in Paris, but his family is from Benin.
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2 months ago |
akoroko.com | Tambay Obenson
The official first anniversary of Akoroko Premium is TODAY—April 28, 2025. This wouldn’t exist without those who continue to subscribe, kept reading, suggesting, questioning, sticking around, and even those who canceled, particularly those who canceled and came back!Akoroko itself launched in April 2022. Two years later, in April 2024, the subscription, Akoroko Premium, went live. One year ago, I posted the tweet you see above: “… even one subscriber would be a win.
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Feb 19, 2025 |
akoroko.com | Tambay Obenson
It is with profound sadness that I share news of Souleymane Cissé passing today, February 19, 2025, in Bamako, Mali, at age 84. His daughter Mariam confirmed his death to Agence France Presse, the news reaching me as I exited a screening at the Berlinale, in Germany. I find myself stunned, recalling with vivid clarity his presence at the 2024 Silicon Valley African Film Festival (SVAFF) just four months ago.
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Dec 10, 2024 |
akoroko.com | Tambay Obenson
The story of Nigerian cinema this century has largely been told through a handful of voices with international profiles – figures like Mo Abudu, Kunle Afolayan, and more recently, various individual deals with streamers like Netflix and Amazon Prime Video, and other international studios. Their narratives, amplified by the mainstream media’s preference for simple success stories, have often obscured the intricate realities of making films in Nigeria.
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I do not come to you by chance. As I navigate this "noisy" landscape, I'm reminded daily of the responsibility we carry as chroniclers. Our task is not just to report, but to shed light on the real stories, challenges, and triumphs of screen storytelling across the continent.
The "Noise Dilemma"—Reflections on Covering Africa's Fragmented, Uneven Film Scenes: On what it means to report on Africa’s film, TV, and digital ecosystems in an environment flooded with announcements, hype, and competing narratives. What follows is a candid assessment of the https://t.co/Bj5UadOgGH
RT @akorokoafrica: MultiChoice's FY2025 Results: The Final Report? On June 11, MultiChoice published its FY2025 results. Revenue fell 9%.…
RT @akorokoafrica: Adaptation in African Film: A Snapshot This year alone, I’ve sat in multiple rooms, both in person and virtual, on the…
