[TWENTY YEARS OF AFRICAN CINEMA]

2K Restoration

Followed by a recorded Q&A with filmmaker Férid Boughedir, moderated by Professor Mbye Cham, Founder, Center for African Studies, Howard University.

This new 2K restoration of Tunisian director Férid Boughedir's landmark survey of African cinema, which was first screened at the 1983 Cannes Film Festival, features rare footage and in-depth interviews with pioneering African filmmakers such as Sembene Ousmane, Safi Faye, Med Hondo, Djibril Diop-Mambety, Dikongue-Pipa and more. Exploring the rise of independent African cinema, Boughedir demonstrates how, despite a lack of funds and support, these filmmakers overcame many obstacles to bring inspiring African stories to the screen, after decades of Africa being used as an exotic backdrop for Western cinema. Originally slated to screen as the closing selection of the 2020 New African Film Festival, CAMÉRA D'AFRIQUE now returns to the festival virtually. Official Selection, 1983 Cannes and Toronto film festivals; 2019 Cannes Classics, 2021 New York African Film Festival.

This restoration was carried out using a 2K scan of the original 16mm negative as part of the restoration plan initiated by the by L'Institut français and the Centre national du cinéma et de l'image animée, under the aegis of the Committee for African Cinematographic Heritage.

Please note: This title is available to viewers located anywhere in the United States and U.S. Territories.