Twenty Years of African Cinema (French: Caméra d'Afrique[1]) is a 1983 Tunisian documentary film directed by Férid Boughedir.
| Twenty Years of African Cinema | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Férid Boughedir |
| Written by | Férid Boughedir |
| Produced by | Férid Boughedir |
| Cinematography | Charly Meunies Sékou Ouedraogo |
| Edited by | Andrée Davanture Juliana Sánchez |
Release date |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | Tunisia |
| Language | French |
Synopsis
editThe film (as the title suggests) looks back at 20 years of African cinema featuring interviews with pioneering independent filmmakers such as Sembene Ousmane and Djibril Diop Mambéty overcoming obstacles (lack of funds and support) to tell authentic African stories after years of the continent being a backdrop for Westernized cinema full of depictions of its people as inhuman.[2][3]
Legacy
editIt was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival.[4] In April 2019, a restored version of the film was selected to be shown in the Cannes Classics section at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival.[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ BFI
- ^ IFcinéma
- ^ 16th AFI New African Film Festival|French Culture
- ^ "Festival de Cannes: Twenty Years of African Cinema". festival-cannes.com. Retrieved 19 June 2009.
- ^ "Cannes Classics 2019". Festival de Cannes. 26 April 2019. Retrieved 26 April 2019.