Nigerian teens make sci fi films with smartphones, Africanews

In a compound in Nigeria s northwestern state of Kaduna, Godwin Josiah and his cousins hang green fabric on a gate as they get ready to shoot a movie scene. Using a smartphone and a tripod made from a broken microphone stand, they start. A blower generates air and buffets the actor who, in the film, will be flying through the air. These days, scifi films are made using sophisticated software. But the films created by these boys use everyday, recycled items and their works have catapulted the READ MORE : Africanews on YouTube brings you a daily dose of news, produced and realised in Africa, by and for Africans. Africanews is the first panAfrican multilingual media outlet, unique in its concept and vision. Subscribe to our Youtube channel and receive all the latest news from the continent. Africanews is available in English and French. Websit