Actor and movie producer, Kunle Afolayan, has revealed why professors “clashed” and debated over his new film titled ‘Anikulapo’.
According to The PUNCH, while serving as a panelist at the ongoing Africa International Film Festival, Afolayan stated that “Anikulapo” has been drawing various criticisms from professors since it was released.
The movie, he claimed, is drawing various criticisms because of the various perspective from which it was viewed.
According to him, the movie is drawing various criticisms because of the various perspective through which was viewed from.
He said, “Staying true to our stories is very important. I have seen a lot of films done Americans telling African stories. Yet, some people who are Yoruba will see some movies done in Yoruba and say something is not being done right. Some look at it from the point of view of language, some from the angle of costume, while others look at it from the perspective of history. There has been a lot of thesis, criticism and debate over my film, with professors having clashes (over them). For example, a professor of history could say, ‘That is not the history of Oyo’. A professor of film would also say, ‘You are the one bringing history to a film class’. For me, that is interesting. It opens up conversations.”
Afolayan continued by saying that he thought it was noteworthy that people were now getting paid for sharing indigenous tales.
He said, “The icing on the cake is that one is making a living from doing something indigenous, and one is also being commissioned to do more. I feel that is the way to go.”
