Feminist Africa is 10 years old! To celebrate we have a bumper issue on one of the most vibrant and dynamic cultural arenas of our times – African film-making. True to FA’s founding editorial policy, this issue focuses on feminist engagements with film in various African contexts. To do justice to this rich and rapidly changing arena, we have drawn on a diverse community of filmmakers, critics, film scholars and theorists in many ways. Firstly we have drawn our inspiration from their work, by attending many screenings and festivals over the years. Our issue co-editors, Yaba Badoe (Ghana/UK) and Salem Mekuria (Ethiopia/USA), both highly accomplished film-makers themselves, have worked closely with the Editor and the FA team in Cape Town, to co-edit and produce FA 16.
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Editorial
African Feminist Engagements with Film
– by Yaba Badoe, Amina Mama and Salem Mekuria
- Yaba Badoe -Filmography
Features
Representation and Self Representation
– by Salem Mekuria
New Looks: The Rise of African Women Filmmakers
– by Lindiwe Dovey
Reflections on Cinema Criticism and African Women
– by Beti Ellerson
Challenging the Status Quo: A Feminist Reading of Shirley Frimpong-Manso's Life and Living it
– by Kwamena Kwansah-Aidoo and Joyce Osei Owusu
Strategising for Success: Re(packing) to Re(present)
– by Jihan El Tahri
Reflections on Making Witches of Gambaga
– by Yaba Badoe
Women and the Dynamics of Representation: Of Cooking, Cars and Gendered Culture
– by Abena P. A. Busia
In Conversation
Mahen Bonetti with Françoise Bouffault
Tsitsi Dangarembga with Beti Ellerson
Sandra Mbanefo Obiagwu with Nana Sekyiamah
Standpoint
Adventures from Our Bedrooms - Blogging about diverse exotic experiences
- by Nana Darkoa Sekyiamah
Profile
Black Pride Brazilian Style: The 5th Encontro de Cinema Negro Brasil Africa and Caribe
- by Yaba Badoe
Beit Sha'ar- Nomad's Home
- by Iman Kamel
Review
Witches of Gambaga
– by Sokari Ekine
Notre Etrangere
- by Yaba Badoe