Nollywood's Female Pioneer Aims For Global Audience
By: Wills Glasspiegel //
January 3, 2013
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In the huge Nigerian film industry known as Nollywood, producer and writer Emem Isong is a standout. She's one of the few powerful women who can get a movie made. She is trying to forge ties with filmmakers around the world to make Nigerian films part of the global cinema industry.
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