Tilly Nollywood? African Filmmakers — Ready or Not — Get Set for the AI Revolution

By Christopher Vourlias

Christopher Vourlias

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The world premiere of what’s been billed as the first photorealistic, AI-generated feature film in the Yoruba language fizzled out last week when user demand overwhelmed the servers of Docuth, the streaming platform that hosted the launch.

After months of hype building to the release of “Asiri Ilu Awon Osu” (Mystery of Osu Land), the film’s Nigerian producers, Mysterious Tech Studio, took to social media to apologize for the glitch, telling their followers: “To everyone at home and abroad who has tried to watch and could not get through, please do not be offended or discouraged.”

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