I’ve Never Shied Away From Taking Villainous Roles – Patience Ozokwor

Veteran Nollywood actress Patience Ozokwor has shared why she portrays villainous characters. She recently had her say during a recent interview, and fans have been reacting.

Explaining that her often-feared on-screen persona is rooted in a desire to draw attention to the moral challenges confronting society, Patience noted that portraying wrongdoing on screen can help highlight behaviours that need to be addressed.

Stressing that film remains a powerful tool for educating the public, the moivestar added that she has never shied away from taking on controversial roles.

Her words, “I felt bold to expose the ills of society. These things happen and nobody wants to expose them, so I’m exposing them. So I’m extremely proud of myself and mama G lovers are proud of me.”

WOW.

Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.

The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.

Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.

Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.