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Nollywood
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Onwordi is attempting to shoot
Pandora in just two weeks |
Nollywood – Nigeria's Hollywood- is the third largest film industry in the world, but budgets are small and deadlines are tight. Nigerian journalist Aliyu Musa joins director Leo Onwordi as he attempts to shoot his latest film, Pandora, in under two weeks.
Pandora is the fictional story of a Nigerian village where people are abducted for human sacrifice. Like all locally produced Nigerian films, Pandora will be sold on a market stall for viewing at home.
Unlike Hollywood's complex distribution system, the man who runs the market stall is also the film's financial backer and producer, and will withdraw his funding if Leo doesn’t deliver on time.
Apocalypto
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Apocalypto employs indigenous
non-actors |
Mel Gibson's Apocalypto takes us back 500 years to the fall of the Mayan civilization.
Fundamentally a survival and chase film, the story follows Jaguar Paw’s perilous journey as he escapes the brutal tribal rulers who are ravaging villages in search of human sacrifice.
Shot on location in the jungles of Mexico, Gibson cast over 700 mainly indigenous non-actors who spoke Yucatec, one of the last remaining Mayan dialects. Scenes are shot beautifully, but with a chilling focus on violence which some will find hard to stomach.
Seijun Suzuki
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Suzuki is one of Japan's most
influential directors |
Seijun Suzuki is a legend amongst many of today's most prominent directors, having influenced the likes of Quentin Tarantino, Wong Kar-Wai and John Woo.
Kicked out of Japan's oldest studio, the Nikkatsu Studio, in the late 60s for being too outlandish and avant-garde, Suzuki is now regarded as the master of the Japanese gangster film.
At 83 years old, Suzuki is still breaking boundaries, having recently made Princess Raccoon - his first musical. Amanda Palmer caught up with the maverick filmmaker to talk about his life, his career and even his death.
This edition of The Fabulous Picture Show will air daily from Saturday 30th December at the following times:
Saturday 30th Dec – 21:30 GMT; Sunday 31st Dec – 07:00 GMT; Monday 1st Jan – 00:00 & 11:00 GMT; Tuesday 2nd Jan – 20:30 GMT; Wednesday 3rd Jan – 07:30 GMT; Thursday 4th Jan – 05:30 GMT; Friday 5th Jan – 10:30 GMT; Saturday 6th Jan – 08:30 GMT
Watch Part One here:
Watch Part Two here: