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Victor Ebubechukwu Orji

Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

Social Media Manager & Staff Writer

Orji Victor Ebubechukwu writes features and reviews for Open Country Mag. His works have appeared in Iskanchi Magazine, BreakBread Literary Magazine, The Adirondack Review, Afritondo Magazine, African Writers Magazine, The Shallow Tales Review, and elsewhere. He lives in Port Harcourt, Nigeria. Connect with him on Twitter: @BubeOrji.

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January 9, 2025

In the Lives of Three Couples, a Vision for Queer Love

The documentary This Is Love shows Nigerians who “live beautiful love stories in a place where the love they share is taboo.” After a Best LGBT Feature win at Brazil’s Bahia Independent Cinema Festival, director and co-producer Victor Ugoo knows that “distribution seems to be the hardest part of filmmaking.”
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

December 9, 2024

A Small Indie Producer Bets on Social Justice Cinema

Godwin Harrison’s “advocacy-led” HUG Media Concept is “about using cinema to address issues.” His new film Ima’mi is based on his life as an Efik prince who was outed as gay.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

November 15, 2024

Abi Daré Claims Her Space

The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding Voice and And So I Roar on her writing process.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

August 19, 2024

Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story, Reviewed: A Winning Depiction of the Igbo Apprenticeship System

With the Igbo culture of stakeholder capitalism as backdrop, Kayode Kasum tells a riveting story of friendship and success, powered by Anyanwu Sandra Adaora’s authentic screenplay and a compelling cast with Stan Nze, Alexx Ekubo, and Kanayo O. Kanayo.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

February 26, 2024

Nonzo Bassey’s Songs of Heartbreak

On his debut album Diary of a Loverboy, the Nigerian singer and actor channels frustration, anger, and love.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

February 13, 2024

African Prizes, Grants, Fellowships, & Magazines to Apply to in 2024

Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

January 31, 2024

“I Used to Think Stories Only Had Artistic Value if They Were Tragic”: Feel Good Hums with Queer Joy

Editors Daniel Orubo and OluTimehin Kukoyi, and contributors Olakunle Ologunro, Innocent Ilo, Edwin Okolo, Fareeda Abdulkareem, and Ani Kayode, on the freedoms and radicality of fictionalizing happiness for LGBTQ+ Nigerians.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

January 25, 2024

Jagun Jagun, Reviewed: New Heights for the Nollywood Historical Epic

Producer and star Femi Adebayo’s Yoruba-language saga of the clash of two great warriors is a feat of indigenous storytelling and a thoughtful class commentary.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

January 9, 2025

In the Lives of Three Couples, a Vision for Queer Love

The documentary This Is Love shows Nigerians who “live beautiful love stories in a place where the love they share is taboo.” After a Best LGBT Feature win at Brazil’s Bahia Independent Cinema Festival, director and co-producer Victor Ugoo knows that “distribution seems to be the hardest part of filmmaking.”
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

December 9, 2024

A Small Indie Producer Bets on Social Justice Cinema

Godwin Harrison’s “advocacy-led” HUG Media Concept is “about using cinema to address issues.” His new film Ima’mi is based on his life as an Efik prince who was outed as gay.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

November 15, 2024

Abi Daré Claims Her Space

The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl with the Louding Voice and And So I Roar on her writing process.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

August 19, 2024

Afamefuna: An Nwa Boi Story, Reviewed: A Winning Depiction of the Igbo Apprenticeship System

With the Igbo culture of stakeholder capitalism as backdrop, Kayode Kasum tells a riveting story of friendship and success, powered by Anyanwu Sandra Adaora’s authentic screenplay and a compelling cast with Stan Nze, Alexx Ekubo, and Kanayo O. Kanayo.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

February 26, 2024

Nonzo Bassey’s Songs of Heartbreak

On his debut album Diary of a Loverboy, the Nigerian singer and actor channels frustration, anger, and love.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

February 13, 2024

African Prizes, Grants, Fellowships, & Magazines to Apply to in 2024

Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

January 31, 2024

“I Used to Think Stories Only Had Artistic Value if They Were Tragic”: Feel Good Hums with Queer Joy

Editors Daniel Orubo and OluTimehin Kukoyi, and contributors Olakunle Ologunro, Innocent Ilo, Edwin Okolo, Fareeda Abdulkareem, and Ani Kayode, on the freedoms and radicality of fictionalizing happiness for LGBTQ+ Nigerians.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

January 25, 2024

Jagun Jagun, Reviewed: New Heights for the Nollywood Historical Epic

Producer and star Femi Adebayo’s Yoruba-language saga of the clash of two great warriors is a feat of indigenous storytelling and a thoughtful class commentary.
Orji Victor Ebubechukwu

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