Suru: Baba Iwa

Screenwriter. Playwright. Critic. Essayist. Radio Presenter. Poet.
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[ALLISON✨🌍 @Allison_Nuel]

At 21, I left my big boy oil job to focus on my dream of making films.

At 24, my first film; THE BOY WHO GAVE, is in cinemas in Nigeria 🇳🇬 & Ghana 🇬🇭

Go watch it if you haven’t. And if you have, thank you so much for supporting my dreams❤️

#AllisonTheLight

[Guguru Talent Management 💥 @gugurutalents]

Some partnerships are built for what’s next.

We’re excited to welcome Nollywood veteran filmmaker Uche Jombo @uchejombo to the Guguru Talent Management family.

With over two decades in the Nollywood industry as a storyteller, filmmaker, producer and executive producer, Uche Jombo has undoubtedly become one of Nollywood’s most respected creative forces. From Visa to Hell in 1999 to over 200 acting credits, screenplays like Games Men Play and directing/producing Onyegwu and Damage, she’s been shaping the industry for decades. Her 2008 launch of Uche Jombo Studios made her one of Nollywood’s earliest actor-producers.

Here’s to growth, legacy, and the stories still waiting to be told.🤝

Welcome to the #DrivenByPerformance family✨

#UcheJombo #GuguruTalentManagement #Nollywoodtalentmanagement

[MASTER STUDENT🤲🏾 @MUSICANDBUILDS]

WHY THE NEW GENERATION RAP FANS
HATE THE JAY Z FREESTYLE..

1.) ITS NO BEAT

2.) IT’S TOO MANY WORDS

3.) THEY DON’T HAVE ENOUGH KNOWLEDGE ON THE HISTORY OF RAP TO UNDERSTAND NODS TO
PUBLIC ENEMYS “911 IS A JOKE”

4.) ITS NO HOOK

5.) ITS NO AUTO TUNE OR HARMONIZING

6.) HE HAS NO JEWELRY
OR DESIGNER CLOTHES ON

See today’s casual rap fan does not really understand REAL HIP HOP
They know HIP-POP
a commercialized version of it
That does not deal with knowledge
And information through a lot of words from a rapper that make sense

They are trained to listen to the beat
Or the hook
Or the autotune singing
Or look at the outfit or the jewelry

And since

JAY Z WENT BACK TO THE ESSENCE
OF WHAT THE ACTUAL ONLY SKILL ELEMENT OF HIP HOP IS

“THE LYRICISM”

Majority of the fans do not know what they are looking at
Or even have the knowledge on how to listen to hip hop correctly enough to judge it properly

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

"The Wonder of Baba Ara" would be a great title for an article about the brilliant music of Baba Ara.

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

What you're doing is what I plan to do with movie viewing/criticism and album listening sessions/criticism with friends someday, since cooking isn't my forte.

[Ama Udofa @the_amazingama]

I hosted a conspiracy theory presentation night simply because it’s important to use my friends to entertain myself in exchange for food 🙂‍↔️

Here’s everything I baked and cooked and how the night went 😅

[ALLISON✨🌍 @Allison_Nuel]

I remember filming this scene.🥺
I was so exhausted cos we had done a full day of rigorous shooting and this was the last scene for the day.

We set light and camera and I knelt there but the tears wouldn’t come. I tried and tried but the tears didn’t come.

My makeup artist suggested that she should apply fake tears to my eyes so we can just shoot and go but I said no. I told everyone that if the tears don’t come, we would retire for the night and shoot the scene another day. Everyone started to calmly pack up and DP @okwongfadamana just quietly rolled the cam and before you knew it, the emotions came and the tears started pouring from the deepest part of my heart.

A lot of truth was brought into this character; Broda.

If you haven’t seen THE BOY WHO GAVE pleaseeee go see it now in cinemas. This is a film you do not want to miss. I promise you. All the reviews are true. ❤️

#TheBoyWhoGaveMovie
#TheBoyWhoGave
#NowShowing

[Mr. M 🐘 @mistermautin]

New drop on Substack. Read here - https://t.co/ZaN0TwwAkC

[Timi Dakolo @timidakolo]

Brotherly!!!!!

[MONSIEUR @MonsieurMusicFr]

@mykflow Hi, MONSIEUR's new single is now out on Spotify, enjoy listening, have a nice day https://t.co/Nmk4qHHn6K

[Rotimi Abdulgafar Oshodi @TIMIRCUBE]

A thread of Nollywood Short Films on YouTube I watched recently..All Good Stuff ✅🎭🎥🇳🇬😉 https://t.co/xZLtCjf3np

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

It was my stand. Though the initial tweet seemed vague.

[Táíwò Ezekiel 👑✊🏾 @hezekiel0507]

@mykflow Sure, and that brings us back to your original point because this wasn’t your stan from the beginning🤷🏽‍♂️😂

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

Lol. You missed the point and it's okay. The quote is a reference to the discovery of a new filmmaker, and it's applicable everywhere. It's, however, not a judgment on the Nigerian film society.

[BGM 🫧 @_raesparkles]

@mykflow Is Roger Ebert a Nigerian? Did he live our reality? Did he struggle like we are struggling??

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

Before they became consistent, I believe they were first given a trial (read: visibility). The outright condemnation of films from unknown filmmakers (due to stanship of the known filmmakers) is what I'm talking about.

[Táíwò Ezekiel 👑✊🏾 @hezekiel0507]

@mykflow Sure, established filmmakers were once newcomers, but they built their audiences through consistent work. Industry growth also depends on filmmakers creating films that attract and retain viewers.

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

Well, you're free to disagree. But my argument isn't about distribution but the acceptance of unknown filmmakers by the audience.

[TemiIsTryingToBreakThe1MCeiling @Locaproductlady]

I disagree. Thinking about distribution and commercialisation before making a film is a very important part of the business of film making, if you cannot figure this out, just sell the script.

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

I'm not disputing the audience's freedom of choice. Don't let us drag it out like that. I'm arguing for open-mindedness in embracing both old and new filmmakers. The old were once new; the new, too, would become old. That cycle of progression is how a film industry grows.

[Táíwò Ezekiel 👑✊🏾 @hezekiel0507]

@mykflow Audiences are free to make their choices, and using a filmmaker’s track record, reputation, or cast as a basis for those choices is perfectly reasonable. That’s how trust and audience loyalty are built in every entertainment industry.

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

Oh, I see. Thanks for the clarification.

[Bolanle Olukanni @bolanleolukanni]

@mykflow Didn’t mean to include you in the tweet reponse. Was referring to the example the other person with “backrooms” as a person with no following doing well in cinema.

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

I'm talking about the Nigerian film industry and the Nigerian audience, not American, or European.

[Bolanle Olukanni @bolanleolukanni]

@SONOFABE1 @mykflow Have you checked Kane Parsons YouTube channel. lol he has been making a version of “Backrooms” short films since he was 14 years old. He has millions of views. He is not newbie. It’s not “new” IP. But I do agree you don’t and shouldn’t need a following.

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

This is exactly my point with my tweet last night.

[OLANNA (Kissing is FUNDAMENTAL to ROMANCE) @OlannaOli]

@Ms_Ojo The best part of it, is the shifting away from cult personalities, and establishing the whole idea that if a film is well made, and it reaches its target market, it will earn a lot…and we won’t have to do too much DIY while at it

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

Also: If the known filmmakers weren't accepted when they first came out, they're wouldn't be famous. My point is that the old filmmakers, actors, and directors, are as important as the new. One shouldn't write off another.

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

I'm not specifically blaming the audience for seeing whatever film they wanted. My argument is how some audiences are pre-judging & condemning films because they don't feature known faces, or are directed by someone unknown to them.

[Suru: Baba Iwa @mykflow]

I'm not specifically blaming the audience for seeing whatever film they wanted. My argument is how some audiences are pre-judging & condemning films because they don't feature known faces, or are directed by someone unknown to them.

[Táíwò Ezekiel 👑✊🏾 @hezekiel0507]

@mykflow Sure you can’t blame the audience because it is entirely their choice to watch whichever films they choose to watch. It’s their time and money so they choose to see any movies, filmmakers, or genres that they trust and enjoy.