Weaving together critical analysis and a filmic conversation, this book journeys through the multiple layers of Cameroonian filmmaker Jean-Marie Teno’s thematically and aesthetically challenging body of work, f…

With over 1,200 video films produced each year, Nigeria has become one of the most prolific producers of film fiction in the world. The majority of the films are of poor quality, made on very low budgets and in…

This collection of essays is a highly original and useful contribution to African Historiography, as well as a significant addition to the growing body of work within the emerging subdiscipline of « film and his…

Re-imagine a Continent. Josef Gugler, African Film : Re-Imagining a Continent, 216 pages, 63 illustrations, 2 maps, 1 table. Paper $ 24.95, cloth $ 60. Indiana University Press, 601 N. Morton Street, Bloo…

Alternative Perspectives in Sub-Saharan Francophone African Film Melissa Thackway, Africa Shoots Back : Alternative Perspectives in Sub-Saharan Francophone African Film, 240 pages, 50 illustrations. Paper $…