Nigerian music video director Praise Onyeagwalam, popularly known as Director Pink, has shared why she gave up on her dream of becoming an actress.
The award-winning cinematographer said she decided to leave acting because of the humiliation and unethical experiences she faced while trying to build her career in Nollywood.
According to her, standing for hours in long queues during auditions and receiving suspicious calls from male filmmakers inviting her to questionable locations made her walk away from acting.
“I wanted to be an actress but the humiliation was too much. Long queues, shady ‘come to this location’ calls. I said ‘No.’ That’s when I chose to be my own boss,” she revealed in a recent interview.
Director Pink explained that her transition to directing music videos also came with challenges, but she was willing to endure them to achieve success.
She encouraged aspiring music video directors to stay patient and committed to their craft, emphasizing that success in
