A scholarly look at the history of Nigerian movie industry spanning four eras the author defined as: (1) 1906-1960: Pre Colonial Period (2) 1960-1972: Indeginizaton Decree Period (3) 1972-1992: The Nollywood Period (4) 1992-2015: Present

A detailed look at the history of the cinema of Nigeria through four main eras defined as (1) Colonial Era, (2) Golden Age, (3) Video Film and (4) New Nigerian Cinema.

A review of the origin of the Nigerian Film industry starting from the 1960's with special reference to the "Living In Bondage" movie that started the direct to CD movie phenomenon.