Basketmouth, the popular comedian and filmmaker, has criticized some of his colleagues for not highlighting Nigeria’s diverse culture in their movies.
He expressed disappointment that many recent epic films fail to celebrate the country’s cultural heritage.
Speaking to Hip TV, Basketmouth lamented that opportunities to portray Nigeria’s culture in a positive light were wasted by filmmakers.
He said, “I believe that we still have the opportunity to get it right. But we had a great opportunity to showcase our culture and most of the filmmakers blew it up. They just ruined that great chance because I see epic movies and they look like stage plays.
“When I was seeing most of the epic movies, I was disappointed.
“You guys blew up a great opportunity but let’s hope we still have another chance to strike at it.
“I’m sorry, only very few movies have impressed me so far. I believe that we can do more.”
