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Cinematic Independence: Constructing the Big Screen in Nigeria

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Cinematic Independence traces the emergence, demise, and rebirth of big—screen film exhibition in Nigeria. Film companies flocked to Nigeria in the years following independence, beginning a long history of interventions by Hollywood and corporate America. The 1980s and 1990s saw a shuttering of cinemas, which were almost entirely replaced by television and direct—to—video movies. However, after 1999, the...