Documentary objectives : filming Africa from colonialism to independence /

For over a century, filmmakers have been shooting documentaries in west and central Africa, a region that included the colonies of French West and equatorial Africa and now encompasses fourteen nations and nearly 200 million people. Documentary Objectives offers a rich history of these films, until...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Gabara, Rachel (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Bloomington : Indiana University Press, [2026].
Subjects:	Documentary films > Africa, Sub-Saharan > History and criticism. Africa, Sub-Saharan > In motion pictures. PERFORMING ARTS / Film / Genres / Documentary. HISTORY / Africa / General.

Table of Contents:

Part 1: French Colonial Documentary, 1906-1960
1. Conquest: Actualities to Propaganda
2. Adventure: Expeditions and the Grand Documentaire
3. Research: Ethnographic Filmmaking
Part 2: West and Central African Documentary, 1960-2023
4. Independence: Renewing Nonfiction
5. Expansion: Ethnography Remade
6. Dialogue: Introspection and Interaction.