00:03Hello, my people. Welcome back to Nollygisty, where we serve Nollywood gist with history,
00:08context, and hot pepper. Veteran actor Kanayo Okanayo has just dropped a bombshell revelation,
00:14and trust me, this one is not movie script. The Nollywood icon revealed how YouTube and
00:20digital platforms rescued actors from what he described as an era of an intimidation by
00:25powerful movie marketers. Young, naughty, teenage boys and girls who don't want to be useful
00:38to themselves. That makes them useful. You're a beast. BDSM, sexual habits that involves bondage,
00:47discipline, sadism, masochism. What? This is not right. Ever since it seems right,
00:53something goes wrong. Your parents will ask questions. And there will be no one to answer.
00:58Do as I say. Don't question me. There is no other way.
01:04According to Kanayo, there was a time in Nollywood when marketers ran the industry like a cartel.
01:10Imagine this. Ten to twelve actors suspended in one year. Just like that. No fair hearing. No proper
01:17panel. Just, you don't do unholy conduct. Case closed. Kanayo said these marketers operated as a
01:23united front, acting as both distributors and executive producers. Controlling who worked,
01:29who didn't, and who dared to speak. And it gets deeper. Actors were allegedly forbidden from
01:35promoting themselves, forbidden from becoming marketers, and blocked from building independent
01:39fame. If you wanted to become a marketer as an actor, Oya pay $500,000 fine. Meanwhile, the entire movie
01:47budget then was about $800,000. So my people, where actor wants to see the remaining money? Produce film
01:55with fasting and prayer? Kanayo described the system as deliberately designed to keep actors
02:00financially trapped and creatively stifled. But then, plot twist YouTube happened. Digital platforms
02:07entered the chat, and suddenly, actors no longer needed permission to be seen, heard, or paid.
02:13Content creators became producers. Actors became distributors. Power shifted. And just like that,
02:19the monopoly broke. Today, actors can upload, promote, earn, and connect directly with fans. No gatekeepers.
02:26No intimidation. So my people, this one is more than gist. It's Nollywood history. Is digital media the
02:33greatest liberator of the Nigerian film industry? Or did it simply expose a system that was already broken?
02:40Drop your thoughts in the comments, share this with any Nollywood lover, and stay locked on NollygistBee,
02:45where today's gist meets yesterday's truth. Just, prayer for me.
02:50Prayer for yourself!
03:10Prayer for yourself!
03:11You mean my 150 millionaires is on the run? Damn it!
03:16On them down, he's a kid. All of them, including Rosie.
03:27If you give me 48 hours, I'll give you five fresh kids.
03:30For a while.
03:41Sorry for Investigating.
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