Do You Know The First Movie Shot In Nigeria? Read This

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    • February 15, 2023 at 8:14 PM #48224
      justseyi
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      THE FIRST FILM SHOT IN NIGERIA
      The British movie “Palaver: A Romance of Northern Nigeria” was the first to be shot among the Sura and Ngas people of the Bauchi-Plateau in Northern Nigeria, where a British District Officer and a tin miner’s rivalry results in a violent film…Image
      .It was filmed in Nigeria in 1926 and premiered in theaters on April 24, 1927. From March to August 1926, a total of five months were spent filming this picture in Northern Nigeria.

      The Oscar-winning Geoffrey Barkas-directed film “Palaver,” which has a running time of 1 hour and 18 minutes, was shot by Stanley Rodwell with the cooperation of the local authorities, who also helped with transportation and getting appropriate images of local life.

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