In a recent interview with
Azuh Arinze, Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Yes International magazine, prolific film director, Jeta Amata (Inale, Black Gold, Amazing Grace, Alexa Affair, Mary Slessor) reveals the secret behind Nollywood’s amazing success.
What makes a good story? A
good story is a good story. Every other thing can come later. The
technicalities don’t matter. That’s why Nollywood is amazing. They say we have
bad quality, but we have good stories.
How do you tell a good story?
One – it has to be real and it has to be relatable. People have to identify
with it. Even if it’s an alien story, there has to be some human part of it
that people can identify with. With Nollywood, when you watch a film, you will
see and say oh, that person is like my brother, that person is like my sister,
that person is like my cousin. Ah, na so
my mama dey behave. That is what makes it good.
