It’s just another regular Saturday in our
home. My parents, brothers, some of our neighbors and I are all in the living
room or parlor as we used to call it. We are watching a Nollywood film. In this
war torn country of Liberia, Nollywood movies are the second most popular form
of entertainment. First, it’s Hollywood.
Every Saturday night, families around the
country gather to watch a Nollywood film showing on the only television channel
available. The next morning, I will gather with my friends under the mango tree
and discuss the movie we saw the night before.
During the week, if I am lucky, my mother
will give me $30 Liberian dollars to visit the nearby cinema so that I can
watch the latest Nollywood film that will not be shown on television until
maybe a year later. The cinema is always full so I arrive there early to get
the best seats. When the movie is all over, I run back home to discuss it with
all who will listen. Despite the low quality of Nollywood films, people across
Liberia still enjoy watching it.
Source: Affi Peace White, student at
the University of North Carolina at Charlotte
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