Multifaceted Cultural Amplitude of Yorùbá Films: A Case Study of Aníkúlápó (2022), By Kúnlé Afoláyan
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2024-06
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Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State
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This paper considers the capacity of indigenous films, this time Yorùbá Films, to exude cultural significance that popularises the centrality of the Nigerian tribe, not only within the West African sub-region, but globally. Many Yorùbá films that date back to the Aye series of Hubert Ogunde days, the Ajani Ogun of Ade Afolayan, Ti Oluwa ni Ile of Tunde Kilani, Agogo Ewo, and Saworo Ide of Kunle Afolayan, and many others are cultural hits. Therefore, this paper problematizes indigenous films' relevance in amplifying the cultural aesthetics of the tribes. With the analysis of Kunle Afolayan’s Aníkúlápó (2022) and functionalism as a theoretical framework, the study discovered that films produced in traditional languages can spread the aesthetics of indigenous culture, attract the patronage of other cultures, with its multifaceted socio-economic appurtenances. In particular, Aníkúlápó exudes rich aesthetics peculiar to the Yorùbá Culture, such as the transcendental exposition of the Ifa Oracle, with its rich poetry and pedagogical artistry, the beautifully woven Aso Oke (handwoven traditional clothes), the assorted and delicately designed pottery that also exemplifies occupational engagement of a people, and many others. Of greater significance is the medium of film which is potent enough as a means of communication to disseminate and spread cultures far and near. Consequently, the paper concludes, that the power of indigenous language films to advance culture due to their fluidity and visual potency is huge and should be continually explored, more so that it possesses the propensity to preserve indigenous languages.
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The paper argued that indigenous films have the capacity to amplify the prowess of the owner's culture., and used Yoruba films as a paradigm.
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Agboola, M. O. (2024). Multifaceted Cultural Amplitude of Yorùbá Films: A Case Study of Aníkúlápó (2022), by Kúnlé Afoláyan. The CRAB: Journal of Theatre and Media Arts, No. 19: 127-136. Department of Theatre and Film Studies, University of Port Harcourt, Choba, Rivers State.