WILBERFORCE JOURNAL OF THE SOCIAL SCIENCES (WJSS)
ISSN: 2504 – 9232
Volume 6, No. 1, March 2021
Pages 159-169
DOI: 10.36108/wjss/1202.60.0180
THE NIGER DELTA CRISIS: PORTRAYAL OF CAUSES OF RESTIVENESS IN NIGERIAN HOME VIDEO FILMS
BLESSING ADJEKETA
Abstract
The film medium is for entertainment, information and education. Like every other art form, it functions as a mirror of the society, exposing the good, bad, and ugly happenings in different strata and regions of a given recountry. Youth restiveness is eating dip into the fabric of the Nigerian community, especially in the Niger Delta region. This is because of the failure on the part of the government to implement policies that will beter the lots of youths of the region. As aresult, many home videos have been produced by film makers to highlight the plight of the people of the Niger Delta as a result of oil spill, leading to militant responce by the youth, having achieved litile peacefully. Black November is one of such films.Careful analysis of the film reveals that the Niger Delta youth are agitating for freedom, from bad governance, diseases and death caused by pollution from oil spills and neglect by successive governments both at the center and region.After careful analysis of the film, the study concludes that though the Niger Delta youth are right in their agitation, but that they should adopt the approach of Ebieres,- a constructed approach of dialogue and good conscience to express and communicate their grievances to the government
Keywords: Film, Home Video, Niger Delta, Restiveness, Youth