This is Beyond The Scenes

In this episode of Beyond The Scenes, Ayomide and Lara pull back the curtain on one of Nollywood's hottest conversations — film marketing and promotion. From the powerful Alaba Market distributors who once controlled the entire industry, to TikTok dances and Netflix deals, the game has completely changed. But has it changed for the better? The hosts tackle the trending debate around actors being a...

Great films don’t just tell stories — they show them. In this episode, we explore visual metaphors, subtle storytelling techniques, and why many Nigerian films rely too heavily on dialogue instead of cinematic language. If you're a filmmaker, film student, content creator, or movie lover, this breakdown will open your eyes to how powerful visual storytelling really is. We also discuss brand placem...

This week on BTS Podcast, we’re asking a question Nollywood fans argue about all the time: Are there more bad Nigerian films than good ones? We talk about quality control in Nollywood, whether the industry is focusing too much on quantity, and why audiences sometimes defend movies that probably should have been better. One of us believes Nollywood has a real quality problem… the other strongly dis...