Veteran Nigerian filmmaker Tunde Kelani has publicly condemned the unauthorised creation and posting of short clips from his movies on social media, describing the practice as piracy and intellectual property abuse that undermines the integrity of his work.
In a post on Facebook, Kelani popularly known as TK criticised bloggers and social media users who extract scenes from classic films such as Saworoide, Agogo Eewo, Ti Oluwa Ni Ile and Thunderbolt: Magun and circulate them online without permission. He stressed that this trend is “not promotion” but theft, saying films are complete artistic works that should not be broken into fragments for quick views or profit.
“This is WRONG! … It is piracy and the destruction of our cultural work,” Kelani wrote, urging content creators and social media users to stop the illegal practice and to support filmmakers by sharing and watching films through legitimate distribution channels.
The filmmaker emphasised that respecting copyright laws is critical to protecting Nigeria’s creative heritage and ensuring that artists can continue to produce culturally rich and meaningful cinema.
His comments come amid wider concerns within the Nigerian film industry about the spread of unauthorised clips across platforms like Facebook, X, Instagram and TikTok, which many creators view as harmful to revenue, originality and creative value.
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