Motion pictures tend to linger in the mind longer than just verbal words.This means that motion pictures speak better than verbal or written words.
We should, therefore, tell our African stories through films and documentaries. Nigeria is trying to put the African continent on the world map through her films and other Africans countries should follow suit.With advanced technological gadgets, nowadays it is easier to shoot high-quality films.
In 2012 when war broke out in the Nuba mountains in Sudan, nothing spoke better to the world about the plights of the marginalized Nubians than the film that was shot titled, 'Beats of Antonov.'
The film, which has since been premiered on BBC, captured the attention of the world, so much such that we saw countries pledging to support the Nubians.
In Kenya, the film 'Nairobi half life' shows vividly the wrath of the city life and the extent to which our youths go to survive in a city full of conmen.
The film 'Shuga,' which starred Lupita Nyong'o, addresses issues of HIV/Aids.