Biodun Stephen Speaks on Movie Stereotypes

Nollywood Filmmaker Biodun Stephen has explained why it seems like the same set of movies are made consecutively.

Biodun Stephen attributed the reasons simply to success. She asserted that once filmmakers notice a certain type of movie gains commercial success, they start to produce the same type of movie simply to gain from it financially without finding out what precisely led to the film’s success.

In Biodun Stephen's words: “Nollywood is largely built out of pocket so of course, commercialization is very key.

“Film is a gamble and all filmmakers, we’re all gambling and we’re all thinking this is what they want to see, let me just do it. Because of course, you want return on investment. If you’re making film only for the money, I can’t question certain choices that you make in making the film. Not every razzle-dazzle is travel-worthy, sometimes simple is travel worthy.

“This commercialization has been a disease that has plagued us for years. It was the campus film before, and everybody jumped on the train. Everybody jumped on the gang film, everybody was making gang films. Everybody jumped on comedy. Everybody is just jumping on whatever everybody thinks is the cash cow. Right now, there is a street thing that everybody is doing now, and everybody is jumping on it.”