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How Nollywood Started – The Birth of Nigeria’s Movie Industry
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5 hrs agoBefore Netflix, before cinema premieres, before TikTok skits — Nollywood started from something very simple: a man trying to sell blank video tapes.
In 1992, a man named Kenneth Nnebue had a load of empty VHS tapes he imported. To sell them faster, he decided to shoot a low-budget film and record it on the tapes.
That movie was "Living in Bondage"— a drama about money rituals and consequences.
It became a massive hit across Nigeria. People watched it on home video players in their houses, shops, and streets.
And just like that, Nollywood was born — not in a studio, not on a big screen, but in the living rooms of everyday Nigerians.
With cheap cameras and strong storytelling, more producers started creating films — fast, raw, and real.
Today, Nollywood is the third biggest movie industry in the world— after Hollywood and Bollywood.
Moral: Great things often start from small, unexpected ideas.