Nollywood actress and filmmaker Mary Njoku has shared a message about disappointments. She recently had her say via her Instagram page, and fans have been reacting.
Expressing gratitude for the gift of life, Mary stated that sometimes what feels like a disappointment is actually God’’s way of leading us to something far better.
The moviestar concluded by appreciating her Creator for carrying her through every victory and every setback.
Her words, “Sometimes, what feels like a disappointment is actually God’s way of leading us to something far better. May every disappointment in our lives be trained into a divine blessing, in Jesus’s name. Amen.
Today, my heart is filled with gratitude. Lord, thank you for the gift of life. Thank you for your mercy, your protection, your faithfulness and your unfailing love.
Thank you for carrying me through every season, especially the ones I never thought I would survive. Thank you for every breath, every lesson, every victory, and even every setback that has shaped me.”
Nollywood is a sobriquet that originally referred to the Nigerian film industry. The origin of the term dates back to the early 2000s, traced to an article in The New York Times. Due to the history of evolving meanings and contexts, there is no clear or agreed-upon definition for the term, which has made it a subject to several controversies.
The origin of the term “Nollywood” remains unclear; Jonathan Haynes traced the earliest usage of the word to a 2002 article by Matt Steinglass in the New York Times, where it was used to describe Nigerian cinema.
Charles Igwe noted that Norimitsu Onishi also used the name in a September 2002 article he wrote for the New York Times. The term continues to be used in the media to refer to the Nigerian film industry, with its definition later assumed to be a portmanteau of the words “Nigeria” and “Hollywood”, the American major film hub.
Film-making in Nigeria is divided largely along regional, and marginally ethnic and religious lines. Thus, there are distinct film industries – each seeking to portray the concern of the particular section and ethnicity it represents. However, there is the English-language film industry which is a melting pot for filmmaking and filmmakers from most of the regional industries.
