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Kaboré, Gaston, Ngozi Onwurah, Amjad Abu Alala, and Hlumela Matika. “Visions of Africa: The Past, Present, and Future of African Cinema”.

Author
Kaboré, Gaston, Ngozi Onwurah, Amjad A Alala, Hlumela Matika
Published On
February 6, 2023
Original Date
February 2021
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Bibliographic

Kaboré, Gaston, Ngozi Onwurah, Amjad Abu Alala, and Hlumela Matika. “Visions of Africa: The Past, Present, and Future of African Cinema”. Filmed in February 2021 at the 28th New York African Film Festival, NY, USA. Video, 1:09:22. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rc-j8DQUjZA

“If Africans do not tell their own stories, Africa will soon disappear.” So said Ousmane Sembène, the legendary Senegalese auteur. […] To celebrate the 28th NYAFF and Black History Month, we presented a special panel discussion on the past, present, and future of African cinema with the filmmakers Gaston Kaboré (Wend Kuuni; Buud Yam), Ngozi Onwurah (The Body Beautiful; Shoot the Messenger), Amjad Abu Alala (You Will Die at Twenty),and Hlumela Matika (Tab). Moderated by curator and scholar June Givanni.

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