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Explore long-form learning paths across African cinema history, screen aesthetics, CineMap, Shot Atlas, guild collaboration and Unga Festival preparation.
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9
Course format
Modules, lessons, quizzes and deliverables
Learning language
English
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Historical, Geographical, Political and Aesthetic Foundations
This foundational course introduces African cinema through history, geography, politics, aesthetics and institutions. It moves from contested definitions of African cinema to colonial image regimes, independence-era authors, regional industries, contemporary circulation and the future of archives and criticism. Each module is designed to connect screen history to Unga's living ecosystem of projects, places, professionals and guilds.
Duration
18 hours
Modules
6
Language
English
Curator
Unga Curatorial Desk
African Cinema History
A structured introduction to African cinema across history, aesthetics, institutions and contemporary circulation.
Level
Beginner
Format
6 modules
Lessons
18
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
African Cinema History
A six-module course for building a sourced, plural and programmable corpus of foundational African films.
Level
Intermediate
Format
6 modules
Lessons
18
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
African Cinema History
A six-module course for studying major African filmmakers through biography, form, context, influence and canon critique.
Level
Intermediate
Format
6 modules
Lessons
18
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
CineMap & Locations
A six-module regional mapping course for understanding African cinemas through places, languages, industries and circulation.
Level
Intermediate
Format
6 modules
Lessons
18
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
African Cinema History
A six-module course for analyzing African cinema through power, memory, censorship, social resistance and public circulation.
Level
Intermediate
Format
6 modules
Lessons
18
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
Film Business
A six-module course for understanding Nollywood and African popular industries through audiences, markets, genres and circulation.
Level
Intermediate
Format
6 modules
Lessons
18
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
Film Culture
A six-module course for studying African women filmmakers without essentializing, while building profiles, corpora and programming tools.
Level
Intermediate
Format
6 modules
Lessons
18
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
Shot Analysis
A six-module method course for producing precise, sourced and usable analysis of African films.
Level
Intermediate
Format
6 modules
Lessons
18
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06
Film Culture
A six-module course for defining, analyzing, programming and transmitting contemporary African cinema.
Level
Intermediate
Format
6 modules
Lessons
18
Chapter 01
Chapter 02
Chapter 03
Chapter 04
Chapter 05
Chapter 06