Nollywood actor, Yul Edochie has called out film producers in the country to desist from making negative movies that portray Nigerians as uncivilized.
The scion of the veteran Pete Edochie said this, while expressing concern over the negative effects these films have on Nigerian when they travel abroad.
Edochie, therefore, lamented that movie producers are tarnishing the image of the country with such storylines.
The actor advised that movie producers should rather tell stories about the country. He urged them to produce movies where Nigerians travel abroad and proffer “traditional solutions to problems and become leaders over there.”
Edochie stated this on his Instagram page on Thursday.
He wrote: “I wish our producers will stop making films where Nigerians travel abroad, dey mumu. We sell ourselves short with such storylines.
“Oyibo people will never make a movie where a white man is foolish on African soil. Instead, they’ll make the white man smarter than all the Africans in the movie.
“It’s intentional. They use movies to sell themselves as superheroes. While we use ours to run ourselves down.
“Let’s make movies where a Nigerian goes abroad and becomes the focal point for Oyibo people.
“He or she always walks with shoulders high, with so much pride and dignity. Always on Nigerian wears. And teaches Oyibo people beautiful things they never knew about us. Offers traditional solutions to problems and becomes a leader over there.
“Let’s sell ourselves as superheroes as well,” Edochie advised.
