Lota Chukwu discloses why making documentary is hard in Nigeria

Nollywood actress, Lota Chukwu has taken to the social media platform, Twitter to explain why she believes making a documentary is hard in Nigeria.

In a post that she shared on the social media platform on Tuesday, April 26; the actress shared some of the turmoil she experienced while working on a FIFA original documentary.

“Shooting documentaries in Nigeria is difficult for a number of reasons,” she wrote.

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She continued:

“Nigerians aren’t very honest.

Nigerians aren’t very open”

Lota Chukwu added, “Nigerians don’t keep footage. Everyone demands money to share their story and Everyone is more interested in ‘their truth’,” the filmmaker tweeted.

Shooting documentaries in Nigeria is difficult for a number of reasons:
•Nigerians aren’t very honest
•Nigerians aren’t very open
•Nigerians don’t keep footages
•Everyone demands money to share their story.
•Everyone is more interested in “their truth”

— Lota Chukwu Elixir (@TheLotaChukwu) April 25, 2022

In 2021, the Nollywood actress and moviemaker produced a FIFA original documentary on Nigeria’s Super Eagles debut into the World Cup.

The documentary directed by Nora Awolowo featured interviews with Finidi George, Biola Kazeem, Akanni Raymon among others and was recently launched on FIFA’s website.

Watch the trailer below.

Still surreal that I produced and narrated a documentary for FIFA.

Hope you’ve watched it? pic.twitter.com/rjcBNubJwx

— Lota Chukwu Elixir (@TheLotaChukwu) April 23, 2022