Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog: Researches in African women in cinema studies

 

Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog

Researches in African women in cinema studies

 

Following is a selection of articles relevant to African women in cinema and research:

Researches in African Women in Cinema Studies: Beginnings - a dossier by Beti Ellerson https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2025/01/researches-in-african-women-in-cinema-studies-beginnings.html

Researches in African Women in Cinema Studies - Discussion of the Literature
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2025/02/researches-in-african-women-in-cinema-literature.html

Building a Historiography of African Women in Cinema

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2012/12/building-historiography-of-african.html

Zélie Asava: mixed-race identities and representation in Irish, U.S. and French cinemas

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2015/02/zelie-asava-mixed-raced-identities-and.html

Perspectives from Italy: María Coletti talks about her research on the representation of women in African cinema https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2011/06/perspectives-from-italy-maria-coletti.html

Agatha Ukata: Researching Women in Nollywood

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2011/11/agatha-ukata-researching-women-in.html

AFRICANA STUDIA 26 : Lutas de Mulheres no Cinema de África e do Médio Oriente | Women's Struggles in the Cinemas of Africa and the Middle East | Les luttes des femmes dans les cinémas de l’Afrique et du Moyen-Orient

http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2017/11/africana-studia-26-lutas-de-mulheres-no.html

Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog: African women, cinema and LGBT subectivities

Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog

African women, cinema and LGBT subectivities

 

Following is a selection of articles regarding LGBT African women or by African women filmmakers on the subject of LGBT subjectivities that have been published on the Blog.

Maryam Touzani: Le Bleu du Caftan | The Blue Caftan. 

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2023/01/maryam-touzani-le-bleu-du-caftan-blue.html  

Josza Anjembe : Baltringue | Freed - Towards a self-interrogation | Vers un auto-questionnement.

 https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2020/05/recent-films-josza-anjembe-baltringue.html.

Claudine Ndimbira : Support her film project “Living like a shadow” about the LGBTQ community in Rwanda.

 https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2018/12/claudine-ndimbira-support-her-film.html

Rafiki: to our forbidden love! | à nos amours interdites ! Cannes 2018 (analysis/analyse, Falila Gbadamassi - Africiné)

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2018/05/rafiki-to-our-forbidden-love-nos-amours.html

Rafiki by/de Wanuri Kahiu : Cannes 2018 - Un Certain Regard

 https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2018/04/rafiki-byde-wanuri-kahiu-cannes-2018-un.html

Nneka Onuorah launches a crowdsourcing campaign for "Rotten Fruit" film project
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2017/05/nneka-onuorah-launches-crowdsourcing.html

The African Women in Cinema Blog spotlights Nneka Onuorah and her film “The Same Difference” during Women’s History Month

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2016/03/the-african-women-in-cinema-blog.html

FESPACO 2017: Normalium by/de Siam Marley (Cote d’Ivoire)

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2017/02/fespaco-2017-normalium-byde-siam-marley.html

When Alice Diop takes us "towards masculine tenderness" | Quand Alice Diop nous entraîne "vers la tendresse" au masculin by/de Sylvie Braibant – tv5monde

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2016/03/when-alice-diop-takes-us-towards.html

Understanding lesbophobia in West Africa: sixteen women’s voices | Seize voix de femmes pour comprendre la lesbophobie en Afrique de l’Ouest

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2014/12/understanding-lesbophobia-in-west.html

Frieda Ekotto: For an endogenous critique of representations of African lesbian identity in visual culture and literature

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2013/11/frieda-ekotto-for-endogenous-critique.html

Frieda Ekotto : Pour une critique endogène sur les représentations visuelles et littéraires de l’identité lesbienne africaine

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2013/11/frieda-ekotto-pour-une-critique.html

"Difficult Love" by Zanele Muholi

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2015/09/difficult-love-by-zanele-muholi-and.html

Zanele Muholi: Some Prefer Cake - Bologna Lesbian Film Festival - Italy

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2012/07/some-prefer-cake-le-festival-du-film.html

Zanele Muholi: Some Prefer Cake - Le Festival du film lesbien de Bologne - Italie 2012

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2012/07/some-prefer-cake-le-festival-du-film.html

Cheryl Dunye's "Black is Blue" Kickstarter campaign success

http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2013/10/cheryl-dunyes-black-is-blue-kickstarter.html

Marie Kâ : L'Autre Femme | The Other Woman (Senegal)

http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2013/11/marie-ka-lautre-femme-other-woman.html

Naomi Beukes-Meyer (Germany-Namibia) launches crowdfunding for the 2nd Episode of THE CENTRE Web Series

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2014/09/naomi-beukes-meyer-germany-namibia.html

Wanuri Kahiu: "Homosexuality is not unafrican; what is unafrican is homophobia"

http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2013/08/homosexuality-is-not-unafrican-what-is.html

Boukary Sawadogo discusses his research: Three marginal figures in the cinemas of Francophone West Africa - the mad person, the homosexual, the woman

http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2013/08/boukary-sawadogo-discusses-his-research.html

Sophie Kaboré’s Quest: Exploring African homosexualities

https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.fr/2010/07/sophie-kabores-quest.html

Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog : African Women Make Sports Movies

Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog

African Women Make Sports Movies

The empowering experience of sports in the lives of African girls and women has been the focus of a number of films by African women in the past decade.

Representations of African girls and women athletes may also serve as a means to educate the public about the accomplishments of girls and women in sports that are generally male-dominated, such as weight-lifting and boxing.

A selection of relevant links from the African Women in Cinema Blog highlighting African women's storytelling through sports:

Boxing. Iman Djionne: La Boxeuse | Boxing Girl
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2020/02/festival-films-femmes-afrique-2020_17.html
 

Boxing. Jessie Chisi: Between Rings
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2014/09/jessie-chisi-talks-about-between-rings.html
 

Soccer. Naziha Arebi: Freedom Fields
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2019/09/naziha-arebi-freedom-fields-afrika-film.html
 

Soccer. Florence Bamba: Numero 10
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/01/recent-films-florence-bamba-numero-10.html
 

Soccer. Florence Ayisi: Soccer Queens
http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2010/06/florence-ayisis-soccer-queens.html
 

Soccer. Marwa Zein: Oufsaiyed Elkhortoum | Khartoum Offside
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2019/01/oufsaiyed-elkhortoum-khartoum-offside.html
 

Weightlifting. Mayye Zayed: Ash Ya Captain | Lift Like a Girl
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2020/08/mayye-zayed-ash-ya-captain-lift-like.html
 

Motorcycling. Joan Kabugu: Throttle Queens
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/11/joan-kabugu-throttle-queens.html
 

Running. Amleset Muchie
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/02/nyaff-2021-amleset-muchie.html
 

Women and girls' empowerment
http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2014/06/african-women-make-soccer-movies.html
 

Differently-abled - Child Soldiers
http://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2014/11/world-premiere-flying-stars-by-ngardy.html
 

Resistance - Revolution
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2011/09/rama-thiaw-young-filmmaker-in-struggle.html
 

Deaf culture
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2015/01/yveline-nathalie-pontalier-lance-une.html
 

Conflict resolution
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2013/02/fespaco-2013-rumbi-katedza-team-l.html
 

Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog: African Women in Cinema addressing issues regarding the environment, migrants and all global matters

Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog

 

African Women in Cinema addressing issues regarding the environment, migrants and all global matters

"…we have to make sacrifices in order to live in this world…we have to know that our own behavior will affect generations to come.”--Wanuri Kahiu

African women of the moving image have a particular concern for issues regarding the environment, migrants and global matters and their impact on Africa and African

A selection of relevant links from the African Women in Cinema Blog

Wanuri Kahiu: Afrofuturism
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2012/09/wanuri-kahiu-afrofuturism-and-african.html

Julie Djikey: Ozonisation
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2014/04/julie-djikey-performance-ozonisation.html

 

Africa Women Cinema and Migrancy
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2015/04/african-women-cinema-migrancy.html

 

Traveling gazes: Glocal imaginaries in the transcontinental, transnational, exilic, migration and diaspora cinematic experiences of African women
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2017/05/black-camera-spring-2017-beti-ellerson.html

 

Hawa Essuman: Silas Deby
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2019/02/fespaco-2019-silas-deby-hawa-essuman.html

 

Pascale Gaby Serra: Zone III
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2018/06/mis-me-binga-2018-pascale-gaby-serra.html

 

Mame Woury Thioubou: 5 étoiles
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2019/11/mame-woury-thioubou-5-etoiles-un-recit.html

Randi Maroufi: Bab Sebta
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/04/vues-dafrique-2021-randi-maroufi-bab.html

Aicha Macky: Zinder
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/04/aicha-macky-zinder.html

Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog - Behind the camera, in the frame: African Women's Autobiographical Imaginaries

Women's History Month at the African Women in Cinema Blog
Behind the camera, in the frame: African Women's Autobiographical Imaginaries

 
“You want to do a story on Zanele Muholi? Where is she in this? You do a story on me, where will I be? Will I be another subject standing in front of the camera and tell my story completely?...What will be my position?

Zanele Muholi highlights the urgency of the African woman practitioner to be the agent of her own story. Hence, for her, “history, historical agency, and autobiographical consciousness have become significant and signifying components of identity, artistic production, and social agency.” She is an “empirical subject” who exists separate from and prior to her films.

A selection of relevant links from the African Women in Cinema Blog:

Rim Temimi: Manco Moro
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/11/rim-temimi-manco-moro.html

Nesrine el Zayat: On the Fence
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/10/nesrine-el-zayat-on-the-fence.html

Laura Sousa: Fin | End
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/10/laura-sousa-fin-end.html

Karima Saidi: Dans la Maison | A Way Home
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/04/artetv-karima-saidi-dans-la-maison-way.html

Lina Soualem: Leur Algérie
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2021/04/vues-dafrique-2021-lina-soualem-leur.html

Ines Johnson Spain: Becoming Black
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2020/12/ines-johnson-spain-becoming-black.html

Tamara Mariam Dawit: Finding Sally
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2020/08/recent-films-tamara-mariam-dawit.html

Matamba Kombila: Mundele n: blanche, étrangère - white, foreigner
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2020/07/matamba-kombila-mundele-n-blanche.html

Eliane Tekou Donchi : La main interdite
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2020/02/festival-films-femmes-afrique-2020_11.html

Aline Angelo Milla & Soraya Milla: Afropolitaine, la websérie 100% afro french touch
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2020/12/afropolitaine-la-webserie-100-afro.html

Beryl Mgoko: In Search
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2019/10/ndiva-womens-film-festival-2019-in.html

Words of Frieda Ekotto, producer of the film Vibrancy of Silence: A Discussion With My Sisters
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2019/03/words-of-frieda-ekotto-producer-of-film.html

Aicha Macky: The Fruitless Tree | L’arbre sans fruit
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2017/03/luxor-african-film-festival-2017_2.html

Khady Sylla & Mariama Sylla Faye : Une Simple Parole | A Single Word
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2015/03/laff-2015-une-simple-parole-single-word.html

Astrid Ariane Atodji : La Souffrance est une école de sagesse | Suffering is a School of Wisdom
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2015/03/laff-2015-astrid-ariane-atodji-la.html

Fidel 2013: Perspectives of Black African Women - Images of Diversity and Equality Festival (Paris)
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2013/09/fidel-2013-perspectives-of-black.html

Tapiwa Chipfupa: The Bag on my Back
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2013/08/aljazeera-witness-bag-on-my-back.html

Claude Haffner: Footprints of My Other (Black Here, White There)
https://africanwomenincinema.blogspot.com/2012/03/claude-haffner-black-here-white-there.html