Dictionary of African Filmmakers

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Dictionary of African Filmmakers Roy Armes A landmark reference tool for African film http://iupress.indiana.edu 1-800-842-6796 Armes Dictionary of African Filmmakers “An invaluable project.” —Kevin Dwyer, American University in Cairo “[A book] of tremendous importance and utility to scholars, researchers, students , and the public at large.” —Michael Martin, Black Film Center/Archives, Indiana University Compiled by eminent Africanist film scholarRoyArmes,DictionaryofAfrican Filmmakers is an inclusive, comprehensive treatment of films and filmmaking on the African continent. The dictionary covers African feature film–making from the first locally produced films to today’s thriving film industry, listing over 5,400 films made by more than 1,250 filmmakers in 37 countries. Part 1 includes information on filmmakers and provides date and place of birth, training or film experience, other creative activities , and a list of feature films produced. Part 2 presents a national chronology, filmography, and bibliography for each country producing feature films. Part 3 indexes film titles and provides translations into English or French where appropriate . This book is an essential reference tool for anyone who wants to know more about the vibrant and exciting world of African film. Africa Film & Media INDIANA INDIANA University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis Roy Armes is Professor Emeritus of Film at Middlesex University in the U.K. He has published many works on film including (with Lizbeth Malkmus) Arab and African Film Making; Dictionary of North African Film Makers; Postcolonial Images (Indiana University Press, 2005); and African Filmmaking (Indiana University Press, 2006). Lithograph on Arches Vellum paper from the Red Square Lithograph Collection, 1985.© Nja Mahdaoui. All rights reserved. Dictionary ofAfrican Filmmakers Dictionary ofAfrican Filmmakers ROY ARMES Indiana University Press • Bloomington and Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press 601 North Morton Street Bloomington, IN 47404-3797 USA http://iupress.indiana.edu Telephone orders 800-842-6796 Fax orders 812-855-7931 Orders by e-mail iuporder@indiana.edu© 2008 by Roy Armes All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1984. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Armes, Roy. Dictionary of African filmmakers / Roy Armes. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6 (cloth : alk. paper) 1. Motion picture producers and directors— Africa—Biography—Dictionaries. 2. Motion picture producers and directors—Africa—Credits. I. Title. PN1998.2.A758 2008 791.43023′309226—dc22 [B] 2007049772 1 2 3 4 5 13 12 11 10 09 08 manufactured in the united states of america For Martine Leroy to whom all students of African film owe a huge debt The ability to picture oneself is a vital need. In fact, if a man were to live without the capacity of forging a picture of himself, he would have no aspirations, no desires, no dreams of his own. The same applies to a community, a society and a people. A society daily subjected to foreign images eventually loses its identity and its capacity to forge its own destiny. The development of Africa implies among other things the production of its own images. Gaston Kaboré “The Ability to Picture Oneself” ...