EP79: Nollywood and Ghallywood are trash especially when compared to East African movies - a podcast by Nana Kwame

The Nigerian movie industry and the millions of dollars it makes still continue to produce trash movies. Even though the picture and sound qualities have improve significantly, the story lines and the acting remain mediocre at best.

It is a shame that the rich stories from the country is not told but rather a repeat of the rich kid trying to marry a poor kid story is continuously told. The Juju and blaming misfortunes on the work of the devil or spiritual interference is the story of the day with the occasional armed robbery or slay queen/ashawo story sprinkled here and there. 

Genevieve Nnaji, Omotola, Mercy Johnson, Kanayo Kanayo, Pater Edochie, Ramsey Noah and Desmond Elliot have all tried to raise the bar in Nollywood but it seem the bar didn't shift by much.

As for the Ghanaian movie scene, it is worse than a kid's project on YouTube. Ghallywood is so bad that Ghanaians refuse to support it. Gone are the days when Nadia Buari, Jackie Appiah, Yvonne Nelson, Yvonne Okoro, Martha Ankomah, Lydia Forson, Van Vicker, John Dumelo, Majod Michel and Joselyn Dumas were gracing the screens of every home in Ghana and beyond. Today most of these actors and actresses are struggling to support their lifestyles with John Dumelo venturing into politics and Elikem Kumordzie recently telling actors to ensure they have a second job.

Veteran actor Kofi Adjorlolo complained about producers refusing to pay him after working.

The Wahaala Boys look at the state of movies coming out of West Africa especially Ghallywood of Ghana and Nollywood of Nigeria.

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