Omotola Jalade-Ekeinde, a well-known Nollywood actress, is pleading with the western film industry to stop using Black Americans as Africans in their productions.
According to a news article by Joy Entertainment's Doreen Avio, the Last Flight to Abuja actress encouraged Africans to stand up for themselves.
She was upset with how western filmmakers represented Africans as different people.
“The West also needs to understand our complexity and be a little more open to working with us. When you have roles for Africans, stop casting Americans as Africans. It makes no sense.
“We have to stand up for ourselves when we see movies where people are speaking as Africans in a different way. Who talks like that in Africa? These things are archaic, they are old and we should fight to stop them.
“I pray we are in that era now where African actors and filmmakers will be respected for what they bring to the table and we can really foster collaboration,” she said.
