The Critics
Production
Biography
The Critics are a group of five: Raymond, Ronald, Richard, Godwin, and Victor. With no formal film education, The Critics got their start in filmmaking through YouTube, developing a cinematic language rooted in imagination, experimentation, and community. Over the years, they have made 54 short films, and in 2023, the group founded their production company, CLAN YUJO.
Known For
In Nigeria, the young art-collective The Critics, armed with makeshift gear, conjures homemade sci-fi spectacles, chronicling their reality while blasting into wild imagined worlds.
Crocodile
"For every action in nature there is an equal and opposite reaction."
Who Are We Against Fate
One Can Only Hope And Wonder is a narrative film inspired by real-life events in connection with the stolen artworks in the Benin expedition of 1897, the ongoing topic of restitution in the art world, and how the works of artists are perceived. The Critics Company is a Nigerian artist group formed in Kaduna in 2015, consisting of Godwin Gaza Josiah, Victor Josiah, Raymond Yusuff, Richard Yusuff, and Ronald Yusuff. For their very first exhibition, the group has created a new work especially for ZOLLAMTMMK.
One Can Only Hope And Wonder
Three teenagers journey into their community's forest in a quest to find long lost hidden treasure leading to a series of unexpected events influenced by the forest guardian.
Into the Woods
After an insurgent attack on his village, Dahiru experiences the harsh conditions of living in an IDP camp while struggling with grief and loss.