{"product_id":"nollywood-emily-witt-9780997126488","title":"Nollywood: The Making of a Film Empire","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow did Nigeria create the second largest movie industry in the world?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eNollywood began in Nigeria in the 1990s and has grown into one of the most recognized cultural centers of the world, producing more movies every year than Hollywood and almost as many as Bollywood. Emily Witt travels to Nigeria to offer a vivid, rollicking tour of the industry today, from the back alleys of the marketplaces of Lagos to the glamour of a red-carpet premiere, from startups trying to digitalize what has been largely an economy based on piracy to the shooting of a historic epic in the northern city of Jos.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAmid electricity cuts, fuel scarcity, and countless other obstacles, Nigerians are pursuing the very real possibility that Nollywood dramas could become a global brand, as recognizable as the Bollywood musical, the Hong Kong kung fu flick, or the Hollywood blockbuster.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Emily Witt blends monograph with vivid reportage in her latest offering: a short but sweet study of Nigerian cinema.\" --\u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Emily Witt\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0997126485\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780997126488\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Columbia Global Reports\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/17\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 124\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.40h x 4.90w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 08\/28\/2017","brand":"Emily Witt","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43980801081599,"sku":"9780997126488","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_498e396f-0456-4ac0-a1cf-e4f52ee8d0a2.jpg?v=1683251965","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/nollywood-emily-witt-9780997126488","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}