Green White Green
CTC D: Abba Makama. Nigeria. 102 min. Sep 14, 7:15 pm, Isabel Bader Sep 15, 8:45 pm, Scotiabank 4 Sep 17, 12:30 pm, Scotiabank 11. Rating: NNNN
Four young would-be artists try to raise a flag for their generation in this scrappy, clever and boisterously funny debut by Makama.
Opening with a satirical voice-over describing Nigeria as a problematic place – “the embodiment of an enigma” – the film quickly introduces us to the nation’s new hope – college-ready kids whose influences range from Nollywood to the Kardashians.
They loiter and banter in rambling sentences, cooking up half-baked ideas until they set about making a short film on the fly. You’ll see flashes of Spike Lee and Kevin Smith, but also a fresh new voice demanding to be heard.
