African Film: Re-Imagining a Continent

by Josef Gugler

Book Overview

In African Film: Re-imagining a Continent, Josef Gugler provides an introduction to African cinema through an analysis of 15 films made by African filmmakers. These directors set out to re-image Africa; their films offer Western viewers the opportunity to re-imagine the continent and its people. As a point of comparison, two additional films on Africa--one from Hollywood, the other from apartheid South Africa--serve to highlight African directors'...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253216435
• ISBN13: 9780253216434
• Release Date: January 2004
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.18 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 7.2" x 8.5"
• Age Range: 18 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher