Stop Portraying Nigerians as Uncivilized - Yul Edochie to Nollywood Producers

Actor Yul Edochie of Nollywood is calling on with Nigerian movie producers to stop producing films that portray Nigerians as uncivilized idiots who travel the world.

Elijah

May 17, 2024 - 11:00

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Stop Portraying Nigerians as Uncivilized - Yul Edochie to Nollywood Producers

He observed that these kinds of plots are damaging the nation's reputation in the eyes of film makers.

It would be better, he suggested, if they told tales of Nigerians who go outside and offer "traditional solutions to problems and become leaders over there."

Edochie posted on his Instagram page, saying:

“I wish our producers will stop making films where Nigerians travel abroad, dey mumu. We sell ourselves short with such storylines.

“Oyibo people will never make a movie where a white man is foolish on African soil. Instead they’ll make the white man smarter than all the Africans in the movie.

“It’s intentional. They use movies to sell themselves as superheroes, while we use ours to run ourselves down.

“Let’s make movies where a Nigerian goes abroad and becomes the focal point for Oyibo people.

“He or she always walks with shoulders high, with so much pride and dignity. Always on Nigerian wears. And teaches Oyibo people beautiful things they never knew about us. Offers traditional solutions to problems and becomes a leader over there.

“Let’s sell ourselves as superheroes as well.”