Africanity and Orality in the Films/Videos of Women Filmmakers of the African Diaspora
Date
1998
Authors
Ebrahim, Haseenah
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Deep Focus: A Film Quarterly
Abstract
In this essay, I consider the role of African cultural heritage and of oral tradition in selected films/videos by women filmmakers of the African Diaspora. for practical purposes, I limit the scope of my analysis to the works of a handful of filmmakers in the United States and the Caribbean: Julie Dash (USA), Euzhan Palcy (Martinique/France), Zeinabu irene Davis (USA), and Gloria Rolando (Cuba).
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Africanity, Orality, Black women filmmakers, African diaspora, Film, Cinema, Julie Dash, Euzhan Palcy, Zeinabu irene Davis, Gloria Rolando, Mother of the River, Daughters of the Dust, Sugar Cane Alley, Oggun