The International Women’s Month is a time to celebrate and recognise the achievements, resilience and contributions of women around Nigeria and Africa, especially women who have been lending their voices in the film industry to tell stories. Female creators have made great strides in shaping the creative industry and Netflix is shining the spotlight on their remarkable contributions onscreen and behind the scenes, pushing the film industry to global heights.
Leading female film producers, directors, actors and members of the Nigerian film community came together in Lagos, Nigeria for the ‘Her Voice, Our Story’ International Women’s Day event in collaboration with Mo Abudu of EbonyLife TV to celebrate the unique perspectives and remarkable stories of African women in the creative industry.
Discussants at the event including Netflix’s Director of Content in Africa, Dorothy Ghettuba, alongside Bolanle Austen-Peters known for her movie, Man of God, HamishaDaryani Ahuja of Namaste Wahala, Chichi Nworah with Shanty Town, and Peace Hyde’s Young Famous & African shared their experiences as women in the creative industry and their efforts to portray strong, real-life female characters.
Ghettuba said: “At Netflix, we want our stories to reflect as many lives as we can. This is why we are not just passionate about the stories we tell, but the people who tell them and the people we tell them for. We are happy to work with the female powerhouse in the creative industry and bring to life the awesome projects that reflect their stories and promote our culture.
“This event, aimed at celebrating and honouring inspiring women in front of and behind the camera and the diverse storytelling by women and about women, heralds an exciting and diverse slate of upcoming films and series. The upcoming slate of female-led Nigerian stories spans various genres and themes of new local films and series from, Mo Abudu, Bolanle Austen-Peters, Kemi Adetiba, Chichi Nworah, and HamishaDaryani Ahuja to launch on the service in 2024.”
