Major African Filmmakers
Learning language
Not started3 hours3 lessons

Canon, Programming and Final Project

The final module asks who becomes a major filmmaker, how festivals and platforms shape visibility, and how learners can build final projects for Unga's ecosystem.

Learning goal

Build a critical filmmaker canon, program African filmmakers responsibly and complete a final public-facing project.

Completed lessons

0/3

Course

Major African Filmmakers

Module progress0%

Lesson list

Move through each lesson as a complete chapter

Lesson 1

Critical Canon: Who Becomes a Major Filmmaker?

Diagnose how canons select major filmmakers and identify missing voices, regions and forms.

Not started

Estimated duration

60 minutes

Learning goal

Diagnose how canons select major filmmakers and identify missing voices, regions and forms.

Reading sections

2

Resources

1

Open lesson

Lesson 2

Programming African Filmmakers: Festivals, Archives, Platforms and Audiences

Design a filmmaker program that accounts for audiences, archive access, rights, platforms and public framing.

Not started

Estimated duration

60 minutes

Learning goal

Design a filmmaker program that accounts for audiences, archive access, rights, platforms and public framing.

Reading sections

2

Resources

1

Open lesson

Lesson 3

Final Project: Corpus, Filmmaker Profile, CineMap, Shot Atlas and Presentation

Complete a final project that translates filmmaker study into a publishable Unga artifact.

Not started

Estimated duration

60 minutes

Learning goal

Complete a final project that translates filmmaker study into a publishable Unga artifact.

Reading sections

2

Resources

1

Open lesson

Practice checkpoints

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

Final Filmmaker Project

Create a corpus, filmmaker profile, program, CineMap route, Shot Atlas set or presentation.

Expected output

A complete final project with sources and criteria.

Quiz and resource shelf

Quiz structure

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

FESPACO — About the Festival

Source to review before public screening or classroom projection.

Open resource
The Film Foundation — African Film Heritage Project

Source to review before public screening or classroom projection.

Open resource