Obi Emelonye | Talking Nollywood, Filmmaking, Media Democratization, Streaming Services, and BADAMASI

<p>My guest in this episode is a former professional footballer and lawyer; now, a filmmaker, writer, producer, and director; <a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obi_Emelonye'><b>Obi Emelonye</b></a><b>.</b> Obi’s latest production &quot;Badamasi&quot;; currently streaming on Amazon Prime, is a biopic of the former head of state of Nigeria; General <b>Ibrahim Badamasi Babangida.<br/><br/></b>We discussed amongst others, the growth of Nollywood from very humble beginnings, the democratization of media, the potential opportunities, and impact of global streaming services on Nollywood, and of course, his most recent blockbuster; <b>“BADAMASI”</b>.<br/><br/>It’s a great conversation, listen, share and subscribe to the Think BIG for Africa Podcast on your favorite (Google, iTunes, Amazon, etc.) podcast platform.<br/><br/>Enjoy!</p>