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''Nollywood Babylon'' is a 2008 feature documentary film directed by
Ben Addelman Ben Addelman (born 1977) is a Canadian filmmaker. He is known for directing four documentaries: ''Discordia'', '' Bombay Calling'', ''Nollywood Babylon'', and ''Kivalina vs. Exxon''. Besides directing, he is known for work as a cinematographer, sc ...
and
Samir Mallal Samir Mallal (born in Halifax, Nova Scotia) is a Canadian filmmaker whose work touches commercials, virtual reality, and documentaries. Samir is based in Los Angeles, California. Career Samir's work appears on many platforms including advertisi ...
. Produced by the
National Film Board of Canada The National Film Board of Canada (NFB; french: Office national du film du Canada (ONF)) is Canada's public film and digital media producer and distributor. An agency of the Government of Canada, the NFB produces and distributes documentary f ...
, it is about the explosive popularity of Nigerian movies. The
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distributor is
Dogwoof Pictures Dogwoof is a film-distribution company based in the United Kingdom. History Dogwoof Pictures Dogwoof was founded in 2003 by Andy Whittaker, and originally concentrated on foreign films, including such titles as ''Don't Move'', '' Fateless'', ' ...
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See also

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Welcome to Nollywood ''Welcome to Nollywood'' is a 2007 documentary film about the Nigerian movie industry, directed by Jamie Meltzer. It premiered at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, and also played at the Avignon Film Festival and the Melbourne Internationa ...
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This Is Nollywood ''This Is Nollywood'' is a 2007 Nigerian documentary film by Franco Sacchi and Robert Caputo, detailing the Nigerian film industry, much along the same lines as the acclaimed 2007 documentary ''Welcome to Nollywood'' by Jamie Meltzer Through ...
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''Nollywood Babylon'' at NFB.ca
2008 films English-language Canadian films National Film Board of Canada documentaries Canadian documentary films Documentary films about African cinema Films directed by Ben Addelman Films directed by Samir Mallal 2008 documentary films Documentary films about Nigeria 2000s Canadian films {{arts-documentary-film-stub