Nigerian filmmaker Chinney Love agrees with veteran actor Kanayo Kanayo’s views on the movie industry.
Kanayo had criticized Nollywood filmmakers who rely on YouTube for creating low-quality content, which he believes is damaging the foundation of the industry.
He also blast those who lack proper training in filmmaking but still create YouTube channels for profit, abandoning their colleagues in the process. Kanayo urged filmmakers to collaborate and warned about the sustainability of the YouTube platform.
Chinney Love shares the same sentiment, recalling how when she first joined YouTube, there was a sense of unity and support among creators.
However, she has noticed a toxic environment on the platform, prompting her to take a break in order to focus on her own growth and well-being.
She emphasizes the importance of collaboration in the movie industry, highlighting that actors should not solely work for their own benefit but remember that the industry is interconnected and relies on mutual support.
“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”.
