{"product_id":"new-african-cinema-9780813579566","title":"New African Cinema","description":"\u003ci\u003eNew African Cinema\u003c\/i\u003e examines the pressing social, cultural, economic, and historical issues explored by African filmmakers from the early post-colonial years into the new millennium. Offering an overview of the development of postcolonial African cinema since the 1960s, Val rie K. Orlando highlights the variations in content and themes that reflect the socio-cultural and political environments of filmmakers and the cultures they depict in their films. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Orlando illuminates the diverse themes evident in the works of filmmakers such as Ousmane Semb ne's \u003ci\u003eCeddo\u003c\/i\u003e (Senegal, 1977), Sarah Maldoror's \u003ci\u003eSambizanga\u003c\/i\u003e (Angola, 1972), Assia Djebar's \u003ci\u003eLa Nouba des femmes de Mont Chenoua\u003c\/i\u003e (The Circle of women of Mount Chenoua, Algeria, 1978), Z z  Gamboa's \u003ci\u003eThe Hero\u003c\/i\u003e (Angola, 2004) and Abderrahmane Sissako's \u003ci\u003eTimbuktu\u003c\/i\u003e (Mauritania, 2014), among others. Orlando also considers the influence of major African film schools and their traditions, as well as European and American influences on the marketing and distribution of African film. For those familiar with the polemics of African film, or new to them, Orlando offers a cogent analytical approach that is engaging. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Orlando, Valérie K.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/15\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Rutgers University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813579566\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 6.82h x 4.54w x 0.47d","brand":"Valérie K. Orlando","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39631196258379,"sku":"9780813579566","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_8c8b6eba-88c0-46fc-b301-47008ecb53d4.jpg?v=1641304432","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/new-african-cinema-9780813579566","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}