Analyzing art house films from the African continent and the African diaspora, this book showcases a new generation of auteurs with African origins from political, aesthetic, and spectatorship perspectives.



Focuses on art house cinema and discusses commercial African cinema
Enlarges our understanding of African film to include thematic and aesthetic influence
Highlights aesthetic and political aspects including racial identity, women’s issues, and diaspora
Heavily illustrated with over 90 film stills
Features selected stills integral to the filmic analysis in full color
Moves beyond Western-oriented analytical paradigms