Journey of an African Colony, The Making of Nigeria is a seven-episode Nigerian film documentary series.[1] It was released on Netflix[2] on the 60th anniversary of Nigeria's independence.[3] The film series is based on two books — Possessed: A History of Law & Justice in the Crown Colony of Lagos 1861–1906 and A Platter of Gold: Making Nigeria — by retired attorney general and commissioner for justice in Lagos State, Olasupo Shasore.[4] It is narrated and produced by Shasore. The series overviews the history of colonization, the slave trade, and independence in Nigeria.[5]
| Journey of an African Colony | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | BB Sasore |
| Based on | A Platter of Gold: Making Nigeria Possessed: A History of Law & Justice in the Crown Colony of Lagos 1861–1906 The King and the Colony for Journey of an African Colony |
| Narrated by | Olasupo Shasore |
Production company | Quramo Production |
| Country | Nigeria |
Shasore travelled Nigeria for the film which has an emphasis on the slave era, pre-colonialism, and independence. While there are archives that contain a comprehensive history of the country, there are hardly any films with detailed narrative like Journey of an African Colony.[6] It underlines the discrepancy between purported and actual goals of colonial powers, mainly Great Britain.
Journey of an African Colony: The Making of Nigeria is a seven-episode docuseries, each half an hour long.[7] Journey of an African Colony did a brief run on television in 2019 because Shasore wanted to make sure it was seen in Nigeria before it aired internationally.
The film series was directed by BB Sasore, with sound design by Kulanen Ikyo and cinematography by Ola Cardoso.[8]
References
edit- ^ Nsofor, Ifeanyi (1 October 2020). "A Nigerian Finds Hard Truths — And Hope — In Netflix Series On Nigeria". NPR.org.
- ^ "Journey of an African Colony | Netflix". www.netflix.com. 2018.
- ^ Olugbile, Femi (23 October 2020). "The story of Nigeria – a review of the documentary 'Journey of an African Colony' by Olasupo Sasore". Businessday NG.
- ^ Hlalethwa, Zaza (26 October 2020). "'Journey of an African Colony' is a detailed telling of Nigeria's journey to independence". News24 | Arts.
- ^ Nsofor, Ifeanyi (1 October 2020). "A Nigerian Finds Hard Truths — And Hope — In Netflix Series On Nigeria". NPR. Retrieved 10 November 2020.
- ^ "Olasupo Shasore | Quramo Publishing". www.quramo.com. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ "Journey of an African Colony – The Making Of Nigeria". Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ^ Aigbokhaevbolo, Oris (24 November 2019). "'The Journey of an African Colony' ponders Nigeria's violent History". The Lagos Review. Retrieved 10 November 2020.