Nigerian filmmaker, Chinney Love has shared her two cents on the movie industry as she concurs with veteran actor, Kanayo Kanayo.
The Nollywood practitioner had called out Nollywood filmmakers who run to the steaming giant platform, YouTube, for ruining the foundation of the movie industry by creating low-quality content.
The veteran also spoke against those who were not learned enough in making films but went ahead and created the money-making video channel and then go on to abandon their colleagues. Admonishing them to work with each other, he warned against the durability of the YouTube platform.
Concurring with him, Chinney noted how when she joined YouTube, there was so much love and everyone was concerned about individual growth. But now, the space has become so toxic hence why she took a break from the platform to focus and heal.
She noted how actors don’t want to act for producers anymore as everyone is now operating like a one-man army forgetting that the movie industry is highly spiritual and they all need each other.
“Listening to Uncle KOK’s video he won’t have put it any better. When I hear about the things happening now, especially in the YouTube space I just shake my head for the industry. No be so we take start this YouTube business oo
When we joined YouTube I am talking of the OG’s of YouTube, there was so much Love. We were very concerned about our individual growth and we producers would discuss on the phone almost every day on ways to make it better, we were never afraid to share success secrets or share actors it was all Love…
But now the space is So toxic, A lot of people asked me why I haven’t been posting for a while, Simple reason is because I cannot operate in a toxic space, I just took a break to heal and focus on other things….
Everyone now owns a YouTube channel, fair enough but the enmity stirring amongst people is Crãzy. This is not how to operate in a space!
Actors not wanting to act for producers anymore, same producers that Gave the platform to even rise, people falling out, Everyone operating like a one-man army forgetting that this business we do is a highly spiritual one, We all need each other, People have come and gone, money has been made and spent, Nothing beats relationships and Goodwill.
I hope and pray nothing happens to YouTube cos as a producer who has gone through all segments of The film business from the era of VCD in Alaba, Onitsha, and Aba, I have seen the rise and fall, There’s no VCD/VCD market now because we were still the one that used our hands to kill it…
I pray this YouTube lasts, but I pray more that we find peace in our dealings with people and also remember one Major thing “Never bite the fingers that once Fed you”
Life is seasonal.
Peace and love.
That being said, our next upload is MAY 1st. Wait for it”.
