Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture ( NCAC), Segun Runsewe, has said the uproar created by the production of a new film, Gang of Lagos, calls for strategic rethinking on cultural-related narratives by filmmakers in Nigeria, to avoid public resentment and reactions. Runsewe pleaded with the Lagos State Government and the good people of Lagos, to forgive the infractions contained in the flick, assuring to arrest such cultural insensitivity headlong.
Director General, National Council for Arts and Culture , Segun Runsewe, has said the uproar created by the production of a new film, Gang of Lagos, calls for strategic rethinking on cultural-related narratives by filmmakers in Nigeria, to avoid public resentment and reactions.• Says cultural sensitivity should guide creative tourism activities
Runsewe pleaded with the Lagos State Government and the good people of Lagos, to forgive the infractions contained in the flick, assuring to arrest such cultural insensitivity headlong. Gang of Lagos, had depicted the iconic Eyo masquerade as enabler of violence, drawing angry reactions from cultural groups in Lagos Island and from the state government, which described it as “a misrepresentation of cultural ethos of Eyo masquerade and insulting to the tradition and history of Lagos indigenes”.
He said: “Lagos State Government, for instance, has invested and continues to champion the growth of the creative sector, targeting young persons for training in all aspects of filmmaking and production, with community theatre halls built at each its local geospace and even with JK Randle Yoruba Museum, where researches on Yoruba culture and tradition, can be learnt first hand.
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