African Women Filmmakers
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Contemporary Women Filmmakers and Global Circulations

This module studies contemporary women filmmakers through festivals, awards, fantasy, science fiction, queer joy, hybrid forms, platforms, subtitles and access gaps.

Learning goal

Analyze festivals, awards, new narratives, platforms, diasporas, censorship and local access.

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African Women Filmmakers

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Move through each lesson as a complete chapter

Lesson 1

Festivals, Awards and International Recognition: Visibility and Ambivalence

Study how festivals create visibility while also shaping canons and expectations.

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60 minutes

Learning goal

Study how festivals create visibility while also shaping canons and expectations.

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2

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Lesson 2

New Narratives: Fantasy, Queer Joy, Science Fiction, Hybridity and Survival

Analyze new narrative forms beyond social-realist expectations.

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Estimated duration

60 minutes

Learning goal

Analyze new narrative forms beyond social-realist expectations.

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2

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Lesson 3

Platforms, Diasporas, Censorship, Subtitles and Local Access

Map global circulation against local access, censorship and language barriers.

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Estimated duration

60 minutes

Learning goal

Map global circulation against local access, censorship and language barriers.

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2

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Practice checkpoints

Open only when you are ready to apply this module. The complete prompts are preserved here.

Contemporary Women Filmmakers and Global Circulations Applied Brief

Prepare a sourced brief connecting at least one filmmaker, one film, one formal choice, one access issue and one circulation or archive question.

Expected output

A professional brief that can support Unga Learn, Profiles, CineMap, Shot Atlas, CineUbuntu or festival programming.

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Quiz structure

1 question are prepared to validate the core concepts of this module.

Formation 07 module pack — Contemporary Women Filmmakers and Global Circulations

Instructor-provided Formation 07 source material adapted into Unga Learn.