How I got inspired to start uploading my movies on YouTube – Ruth Kadiri
Actress and producer Ruth Kadiri has shared the inspiration behind her decision to upload her movies on YouTube.
She explained that she wanted a platform where she could share her stories without any restrictions.
In an interview with BBC Pidgin, Ruth Kadiri mentioned that although she faced initial discouragement, she chose to give it a try.
She revealed that her primary motivation came from feeling bored while traveling to give birth to her child.
After noticing others posting their movies on YouTube, she decided to do the same upon returning from maternity leave.
In her words:
“I have been a producer for a long time but there are too many rules and regulations during production,”
“So I called my team and told them that I wanted an opportunity to express myself. For instance, if I see something online I want to learn it and after learning, I want to upload it somewhere.
“When I traveled to give birth, I was bored and started watching a lot of musical videos and noticed that some people put their films on YouTube.
“I told myself that I’ll come back to try it. Some people discouraged me and told me that there is no money in it. But because I needed a platform to express myself and tell my stories, I decided to try it.
“I told my team that we should shoot and if the film is not good enough, we will learn and use it as a learning process.”
She added;
“Personally I don’t worry about competition and I feel like as filmmakers, we are at the forefront and we hustle.
“If you remove YouTube from the industry, apart from filmmakers and content creators, people will go hungry.
“YouTube is an opportunity for a lot of filmmakers to make money and that’
