Question 1Why should the origin of African cinema be described as plural?Because different regions, formats, authorship criteria and institutions produce different starting pointsBecause dates are not useful in film historyBecause all early films are unavailableBecause only festivals define cinema
Question 2Why is Black Girl / La Noire de... foundational?It turns domestic space into a critique of postcolonial continuity and racial confinementIt is a musical comedy about festival cultureIt founded FEPACIIt is only important because it was shot in color