We will track down producers of lesbian movie - Nigeria's censors board

The National Film and Video Censors Board says “it knows what to do” if the producers of a soon-to-be-releasedAdedayo Thomas, the executive director of the agency, told PREMIUM TIMES Wednesday that any film to be shown in Nigeria must be submitted to the board for the “necessary ratings.”“As long as it is Nigerian, it will be tracked down. Even those who are involved in it too. Before you get yourself involved in certain things, there must be contract.

The movie is directed by Uyai Ikpe-Etim and is aimed at changing the narrative and the representation of LGBTQ in Nollywood.in Nollywood is not the reality of everybody and their stories, especially lesbians, need to be told. Nigeria has a Same-Sex Prohibition Act, signed into law in 2014, which prohibits marriage or public show of same-sex “amorous” relationship. Defaulters are liable to a jail term ranging between 10 – 14 years.Oluseyi Asurf, the Director of Photography for ‘Ife,’ maintained that every story is worth being heard.

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