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| '''Kenneth Nnebue''' is a Nigerian film producer and director known for pioneering the use of [[VHS]] in producing films. He produced and co-directed Nigeria's first feature film, ''[[Living in Bondage]]'' (1992).<ref>{{Cite web |last=AfricaMe-Team |date=2023-11-26 |title=Nollywood : the Nigeria's burgeoning film industry |url=https://africa-me.com/nollywood-the-nigerias-burgeoning-film-industry/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Africa M.E. |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andow |first=Zitgwai Hanniel |date=2024-01-03 |title=Nollywood: The evolution of Nigerian cinema |url=https://blueprint.ng/nollywood-the-evolution-of-nigerian-cinema/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was shot straight-to-video,<ref>{{cite news |last=Tucker |first=Neely |date=5 February 2005 |title=Nollywood, In a Starring Role |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A66-2005Feb4.html |accessdate=7 August 2010 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |location=Washington, D.C., USA}}</ref> and starred Kenneth Okonkwo and Nnenna Nwabueze in their [[Breakthrough role|breakout roles]]. Nnebue had an excess number of imported video cassettes which he then used to shoot his first film on a Video camera.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 July 2006 |title=Nigeria's film industry, The Economist |url=http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_SNNGDDJ |access-date=2009-09-29 |publisher=Economist.com}}</ref> It is regarded as the first Nigerian home video which achieved blockbuster success.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Igwe |first1=Amaka |last2=Kelani |first2=Tunde |last3=Nnebue |first3=Kenneth |last4=Esonwanne |first4=Uzoma |date=2008 |title=Interviews with Amaka Igwe, Tunde Kelani, and Kenneth Nnebue |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30131177 |journal=Research in African Literatures |volume=39 |issue=4 |pages=24–39 |doi=10.2979/RAL.2008.39.4.24 |issn=0034-5210 |jstor=30131177 |s2cid=143437639}}</ref> Nnebue had been producing [[Yoruba-language]] video films prior to ''Living in Bondage'',<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |author=Kolar |title=Nigeria: Africa's largest movie industry |url=https://mubi.com/lists/nigeria-africas-largest-movie-industry |access-date=20 February 2015 |publisher=Mubi.com}}</ref> with his first film being ''Aje Ni Iya Mi'' (1989), which was also very profitable.<ref name="autogenerated11">{{cite journal |last1=Nnabuko |first1=J.O. |last2=Anatsui |first2=Tina C. |date=June 2012 |title=NOLLYWOOD MOVIES AND NIGERIAN YOUTHS-AN EVALUATION |url=http://www.transcampus.org/JORINDV10Jun2012/Jorind Vol10 No2 Jun Chapter32.pdf |journal=Jorind 10 |volume=10 |issue=2 |issn=1596-8308 |access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> | '''Kenneth Nnebue''' is a Nigerian film producer and director known for pioneering the use of [[VHS]] in producing films. He produced and co-directed Nigeria's first feature film, ''[[Living in Bondage]]'' (1992).<ref>{{Cite web |last=AfricaMe-Team |date=2023-11-26 |title=Nollywood : the Nigeria's burgeoning film industry |url=https://africa-me.com/nollywood-the-nigerias-burgeoning-film-industry/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Africa M.E. |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Andow |first=Zitgwai Hanniel |date=2024-01-03 |title=Nollywood: The evolution of Nigerian cinema |url=https://blueprint.ng/nollywood-the-evolution-of-nigerian-cinema/ |access-date=2024-05-04 |website=Blueprint Newspapers Limited |language=en-US}}</ref> The film was shot straight-to-video,<ref>{{cite news |last=Tucker |first=Neely |date=5 February 2005 |title=Nollywood, In a Starring Role |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A66-2005Feb4.html |accessdate=7 August 2010 |work=[[The Washington Post]] |location=Washington, D.C., USA}}</ref> and starred Kenneth Okonkwo and Nnenna Nwabueze in their [[Breakthrough role|breakout roles]]. Nnebue had an excess number of imported video cassettes which he then used to shoot his first film on a Video camera.<ref>{{cite news |date=27 July 2006 |title=Nigeria's film industry, The Economist |url=http://www.economist.com/displaystory.cfm?story_id=E1_SNNGDDJ |access-date=2009-09-29 |publisher=Economist.com}}</ref> It is regarded as the first Nigerian home video which achieved blockbuster success.<ref>{{Cite journal |last1=Igwe |first1=Amaka |last2=Kelani |first2=Tunde |last3=Nnebue |first3=Kenneth |last4=Esonwanne |first4=Uzoma |date=2008 |title=Interviews with Amaka Igwe, Tunde Kelani, and Kenneth Nnebue |url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/30131177 |journal=Research in African Literatures |volume=39 |issue=4 |pages=24–39 |doi=10.2979/RAL.2008.39.4.24 |issn=0034-5210 |jstor=30131177 |s2cid=143437639}}</ref> Nnebue had been producing [[Yoruba-language]] video films prior to ''Living in Bondage'',<ref name="autogenerated2">{{cite web |author=Kolar |title=Nigeria: Africa's largest movie industry |url=https://mubi.com/lists/nigeria-africas-largest-movie-industry |access-date=20 February 2015 |publisher=Mubi.com}}</ref> with his first film being ''Aje Ni Iya Mi'' (1989), which was also very profitable.<ref name="autogenerated11">{{cite journal |last1=Nnabuko |first1=J.O. |last2=Anatsui |first2=Tina C. |date=June 2012 |title=NOLLYWOOD MOVIES AND NIGERIAN YOUTHS-AN EVALUATION |url=http://www.transcampus.org/JORINDV10Jun2012/Jorind Vol10 No2 Jun Chapter32.pdf |journal=Jorind 10 |volume=10 |issue=2 |issn=1596-8308 |access-date=18 February 2015}}</ref> |
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