Library of African cinema. Dakan /

Dakan will inevitably be remembered as the first feature film on homosexuality from sub-Saharan Africa. While "coming out" may have become primetime fare in the U.S., this film was met with angry protests when it was shot in the director's native Guinea and has generated heated debate...

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Other Authors:	Camara, Mohamed (Director, Screenwriter), Feret, René, 1945- (Producer)
Format:	Video
Language:	French Mandingo
Language Notes:	In French and Mandingo with English subtitles.
Published:	San Francisco, CA : California Newsreel, 1997.
Series:	Academic Video Online
Subjects:	Male homosexuality > Africa. Manners and customs. Coming out (Sexual orientation) > Africa. Homosexualité masculine > Afrique. Mœurs et coutumes. Sortir du placard (Homosexualité) > Afrique. Coming out (Sexual orientation) Male homosexuality Manners and customs Africa Feature films Fiction films Feature films. Fiction films. Films de fiction.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)