Western Films About Africa Are Neocolonial Even When They Try Not to Be

Western Films About Africa Are Neocolonial Even When They Try Not to Be Attempting to interrogate its own lens, the documentary Stop Filming Us mixes sharp insights with disappointing shortcomings. via Hyperallergic: https://hyperallergic.com/648474/stop-filming-us-congo-documentary-colonialism/ Sembène, meanwhile, offered an eviscerating criticism of both, famously accusing them of looking at Africans like insects. Sembène’s opening question to Rouch … Continue reading Western Films About Africa Are Neocolonial Even When They Try Not to Be