''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 ''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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Jamie Meltzer Jamie Meltzer is an American movie and documentary film director. He has made "True Conviction", ''"Off the Charts: The Song-Poem Story"'', ''"Welcome to Nollywood"'', ''"La Caminata"'' (a short film), and the feature-length documentary film ''"In ...

Through the story of director Bond Emeruwa, this documentary tells the story of a $250 million industry that has created thousands of jobs. As the documentary follows Emeruwa's production of ''Check Point'', various members of the Nigerian filmmaking community discuss their industry, defend the types of films they make and the impact they have, and describe common difficulties they encounter, from hectic shooting schedules to losing electricity mid-shoot.

Synopsis

''This is Nollywood'' follows Nigerian director Bond Emeruwa on his quest to finish filming a feature-length action movie in nine days on the outskirts of

Lagos Lagos (Nigerian English: ; ) is the largest city in Nigeria and the List of cities in Africa by population, second most populous city in Africa, with a population of 15.4 million as of 2015 within the city proper. Lagos was the national ca ...

. However, Bond is just one of the incredible protagonists of

Nollywood Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in ''The New York Times''. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there ...

Nigeria Nigeria ( ), , ig, Naìjíríyà, yo, Nàìjíríà, pcm, Naijá , ff, Naajeeriya, kcg, Naijeriya officially the Federal Republic of Nigeria, is a country in West Africa. It is situated between the Sahel to the north and the Gulf o ...

’s burgeoning, but little known movie industry that is rapidly changing Africa's modern popular culture. In the end, the film is about more than a fascinating and unheralded movie industry, it is about how people surmount obstacles to achieve their dreams.

Awards

* Festival Internacional de Abuja 2007

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*
Film page on Newsreel.org
* Documentary films about African cinema 2007 films 2007 documentary films Nigerian documentary films 2000s English-language films {{arts-documentary-film-stub

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