A group of extremely young Nigerians have taken the movie industry by storm in their own unique way .They are known for shooting science fiction movies using make shift equipments and recycled materials .
They formed the group as a result of some inadequacies noticed in few Nollywood films and rather than criticize them they came together to try to fix it in their little way.
Known as ‘The Critics Company’ the group make use of smart phones, broken tripod stand and some other recycled materials to come up with a short movie which pass a lot of messages with a lot of fictions embedded in it.
With an average age of 12, the group has carved a niche for themselves in film making as they shot their first movie titled ”Redemption” in 2016 they saved up money to buy a green material and learnt effects on you tube and its been no looking back since then.
Popularly referred to as The Critics, Godwin Josiah (19), Victor Josiah (18), Ronald Yusuf (16) and Raymond Yusuf (17) have caught the attention of the governor of Kaduna State, Nasir El-Rufai, as well as some of the most celebrated filmmakers in the world, including Star Wars’ J.J. Abrams and Ava DuVernay (Selma).
A member of the group, Godwin Josiah said,
“Well the main aim was not for our stuff to go viral, we just wanted people to see that, okay, there are kids in Kaduna doing something different.
“That was just the main aim. So it all of a sudden just happening, it blew our mind.”
According to Joshua the veterans filmmakers and other well meaning Nigerians should key into their ideas and work with them for better fiction in Nollywood films.
‘’ We need to tell more historical stories and we can use science fiction to relate and connect with our teeming audience.
On how , they have been operating perfectly well in the North , in Kaduna state where they are based, Joshua said that it has not been pretty easy considering with low budget and equipments but assures that they will come out good with time because they are beginning to get attention of Filmmakers , saying Kemi Adetiba has really picked up interest in them and showing them off to the world.
The group have also reached out to the Kaduna state government , and they were invited by the Governor of Kaduna state, Malam Nasir El-Rufai who praised their ingenuity and assured them of his government’s support.
They would like to see stories been told from historical perspective and real African stories.
Furthermore, the group would like to tell more African stories in a way it can relate to people of the world.
They urged young Nigerians to be innovative in their thinking and ideas as it can open doors for them locally and internationally.
They have plans to purchase sophisticated equipments so as to produce landmark movies in the nearest future.
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