New movies lack focus -Actor Emeka Ossai knocks ‘New Nollywood’

Nollywood actor, Emeka Ossai has dropped his opinion about the present ways of the Nigerian movie industry, Nollywood.

According to the Nigerian actor and movie director, Emeka Ossai the present Nollywood now lacks originality in its movies unlike the days of old.

The award-winning actor made this statement during the visit of members of the Creative Industry Group visit to the News Agency of Nigeria in Lagos where he claimed that most of the new movies lack focus.

He continued further stating that the industry was pulled out of nothing by the deliberate efforts of the veterans and they will keep working to keep that name afloat regardless of whatever happens.

In his words;

“The veterans started the path called Nollywood some years back and were able to colonize Africa and the diaspora to love our contents and to love Nigeria.



“To sustain Nollywood, the kind of story we tell should be original and indigenous.

“Some people have infiltrated the industry with colonial mentality of doing business. They want to adulterate our culture by bringing in some content outside our cultural identity.

“People acting and mimicking the whites when they are blacks by speaking through their nostrils and changing the trajectory from contemporary Africa stories should rethink.”

The director also had something to say about bringing untrained actors into the industry and giving them big roles without assuring quality performance.