I'm intrigued Doesn't look to be that "Diaspora War" bullshyt so much of yall crave so sorry
No JOHN BOYEGA features to speak of either
It was apparently shot in Dallas though
I knew something was off when he started singingWow mad thoughts but atleast the pastor tried with the nigerian accent.
Might check in thread later
Would this frat be accepted in Nigeria, family?
Filmmaker is Nigerian American, and film is to be distributed to American audiences(first). It would seem to have a natural appeal to people who can relate to straddling two "worlds". Not sure how that's going to translate to box office/views but I can see this story resonating with a lot of people, both Nigerian and not.But I cant see the film selling due to the fact that Nigerian fraternities in Nigerian Universities are the most dangerous in the world , I have a friend who ia a surgeon comes from an elite family , he studied at a University in Nigeria and was a member of a well known fraternity/cult , he has two bodies on him , and that is normal , truth is just much more worse than fiction
Interesting point. What about informal rituals and rites of passage though?I like how they frame his transition into fraternity life a manhood ritual, like so many manhood rituals that tribal men participate in, albeit, this being an american one. And that he didn't have to miss out on that experience just because he left his country.
I can't emphasize the importance of rituals in a man's life. Rituals that affirm manhood, place in the community, and transitions into new experiences. New generation of black men are missing out on these types of things which explains the myriad of identity issues.
Filmmaker is Nigerian American, and film is to be distributed to American audiences(first). It would seem to have a natural appeal to people who can relate to straddling two "worlds". Not sure how that's going to translate to box office/views but I can see this story resonating with a lot of people, both Nigerian and not.