Where to find Nigerian movies?

January 19, 2006 12:06 PM

Where can I go in New York to get Nollywood films on DVD? What should I get? And should I be so overcautious/xenophobic to pay in cash?

I first read about the new Nigerian film (i.e. video) industry in a paper (pdf) delivered at the last Documenta. Then I read in the Guardian about the English guy who went to Lagos to get his film made on the cheap. And when one of my best friends told me that she spent three hours in a braiding salon watching a no-budget Igbo remake of Die Hard, I decided that I had to start watching some of these films.

I have found one place online to buy Nigerian videos, but since I'm a total beginner I'd really prefer to go to a store and talk to someone. What's more, perhaps I'm being overly cautious, even jingoistic, but for a country whose third-largest industry is scamming old people out of their savings, I'm a little concerned about using my credit card.

I'm in New York and imagine that there's enough demand from the immigrant population to have a store somewhere.

posted by j.s.f. to Shopping (1 answer total)

Try 14th Street around 6th Ave there are several small vid stalls that sell many "world" movies i've found several good quality dvd's there you can also ask any of the street movie vendors they usually know where you can find em' ya might also want to check out in Brooklyn as that's were the Nigerian community is. hope this helped
posted by RecordBrother at 1:50 PM on January 19, 2006