Genevieve Nnaji in “Lionheart.” Image: pulse.ng

Dear Academy, “Lionheart” Is The History Lesson You Lack

#OscarsSoDumb

Ezinne Ukoha
Nov 6 · 8 min read

Nollywood became a huge deal while I was still a resident of New York City, and the rise and rise happened in the early 2000s. Less than a decade later, this Nigerian-American was proudly showing up with friends in tow, for celebratory screenings, located at spacious eateries that introduced newbies to the array of deletable dishes that…

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