African Cinema in a Global Age

African Cinema in a Global Age
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Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Total Pages : 274
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ISBN-10 : 9781000938135
ISBN-13 : 1000938131
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Book Synopsis African Cinema in a Global Age by : Kenneth W. Harrow

Download or read book African Cinema in a Global Age written by Kenneth W. Harrow and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2023-09-19 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book traces the developments in African films that were made from the 1990s to the present within the evolving frame of what came to be called ‘World Cinema’ and, eventually, ‘Global Cinema.’ Kenneth W. Harrow explores how, from the time video and then digital technologies were introduced in the 1990s, and then again, when streaming platforms assumed major roles in producing and distributing film between the 2010s and 2020s, African cinema underwent enormous changes. He highlights how the introduction of the continent’s first successful commercial cinema, Nollywood, shifted the focus from engagé films, with social or political messages, to entertainment movies, but also auteur cinema. Harrow explores how this transformation liberated African filmmakers and resulted in an incredible, enduring flow of creative, inventive, and thoughtful filmmaking. This book presents a number of those critical films that mark that trajectory, projecting a new sense of African film spaces and temporalities, while also highlighting how African films continue to find independent pathways. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of African cinema and world cinema, as well as researchers specifically examining African cinemas and their relationship to globalization.


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