Fantastic Fest Presents: NOLLYWOOD BABYLON
Monday & Wednesday at the Alamo Ritz
Advance tickets available here
NOLLYWOOD BABYLON was about to be accepted to the 2009 edition of Fantastic Fest before the distributor decided to move up the film's theatrical release. It's a truly extraordinary film, and while it's not technically playing Fantastic Fest, it deserves the distinction.
Nigeria's film industry, Nollywood, is the third-largest in the world- an unstoppable economic and cultural force that has taken the continent by storm and is now bursting beyond the borders of Africa. This film is an intimate look into this exploding international popularity from the perspective of those within the industry. The film drops viewers into the chaos of Lagos' Idumota market. Here, among the bustling stalls, films are sold and unlikely stars are born. Unfazed by low budgets, enterprising filmmakers create a brash, inventive and wildly popular form of B-Movie that has Nigerians Nollywood-obsessed. In these films, voodoo and magic infuse urban stories, reflecting the collision of traditional mysticism and modern culture that Nigerians experience every day.
Propelled by a booming 1970s soundtrack of African underground music, this film presents an electric vision of a modern African metropolis and a revealing look at the powerhouse that is Nigerian cinema.
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