The Learner

Production :    Famli Investment LTD . Producer:        Sani Mai Iyali Director :         Ali Gumzak Year:                2018 Length :           120 minutes (roughly) Cast :               Aisha Tsamiya, Ali Nuhu, Sadiq Sani Sadiq and others. Although Ali Gumzak-directed Laila Adam ’s release year reads 2018, it is released in early this month (January 2019). From some indications, one may argue that the new year looks auspicious for Kannywood. As per my assessment, there were fewer good films last year. Therefore, I had to struggle to find movies worthy enough for the BBC Hausa’s top 10. Admittedly, some that I included on the coveted list should not be there, but I couldn’t help it. Played by the talented Aisha Aliyu Tsamiy...

Production :    JS Inuwa International Ltd. Producer:        Alhaji Sheshe Director :         Ali Gumzak Year:              2018 Cast :               Ali Nuhu, Aminu Shareef, Abba El-Mustapha, Baballe Hayatu, Isa A. Isa and others. The biggest obstacle Kannywood filmmakers have to live with forever, probably, is all sort of judgement coming from a section of their audience. Naturally, people forget good behaviour and always recall the bad one. Anything wrong, unusual, sensational sells way more than the good, usual and ordinary does. It is, therefore, very rare to see a clip of a good Hausa film going viral on social media. Often, the video clip portrays something wrong about either the struggling film industry or the religion and ethnicity of its members....