Francophone African Women Documentary Filmmakers
is groundbreaking edited collection which explores the contributions of Francophone African women to the field of documentary filmmaking. Rich in its scope and critical vision it constitutes a timely contribution to cutting-edge scholarly debates on African cinemas. Featuring 10 chapters from prominent film scholars, it explores the distinctive documentary work and contributions of Francophone African women filmmakers since the 1960s. It focuses documentaries by North African and Sub-Saharan women filmmakers, including the pioneering work of Safi Faye in
Kaddu Beykat
, Rama Thiaw's
The Revolution Will Not be Televised
, Katy Lena Ndiaye's
Le Cercle des noyes
and
En attendant les hommes
, Dalila Ennadre's
Fama: Heroism Without Glory
and Leila Kitani's
Nos lieux interdits.
Shunned from costly fictional- 35mm-filmmaking,
examines how these women engaged and experimented with documentary filmmaking in personal, evocative ways that countered the officially sanctioned, nationalist practice of show and teach/promote.