Phyllis
Phyllis is a moving and atmospheric portrait of a ‘psychic’ vampire, a woman obsessed with synthetic Nollywood dramas, that lives alone in Lagos, Nigeria. The central idea of this short experimental film is the practise and significance of wig-wearing in Nollywood film; a practise the director has invested with deeper psychological as well as science-fiction layers. Underpinning this central idea however is a critique of the unforgiving treatment of single women in Nollywood and Nigeria. The film is an example of what the director, Zina Saro-Wiwa, has termed “alt-Nollywood”, a genre that plays with and reworks certain narrative, stylistic and visual conventions of Nollywood. Phyllis explores the gothic possibilities of the Nollywood aesthetic creating a new kind of low-budget atmospheric film that is very much of Nollywood and yet subverts the genre. Using Nollywood to subvert Nollywood.
- Director
- Zina Saro-Wiwa
- Writer
- Zina Saro-Wiwa
Questions
- Is Phyllis free to watch?
- Not on Filmghar: we only play films and episodes that are in the public domain or that the owner has made free. We'll show it here as soon as it is free.
- Where can I watch Phyllis in Pakistan?
- We couldn't find a streaming service carrying Phyllis in Pakistan right now.
- Who is in the cast of Phyllis?
- Phyllis stars Olushola Adeyinka, Gboyega Babajide, Opeyemi Fajemirokun.
- What kind of film is Phyllis?
- Phyllis (2011) is a fantasy, drama film.
