African Cinema, Post-colonialism and the aesthetic strategies of representation

with John Akomfrah (director), Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda (director), Jean-Pierre Bekolo (director), Cheick Fantamady Camara (director), Jihan El-Tahri (director), Mama Keita (director)
Moderation: Manthia Diawara

The new African cinema no longer deals with simple confrontations: Africa versus Europe, colonialism versus independence, tradition versus modernity; the lines between genres and identities become fuzzy, transnational themes, complex subjectivities and the return to totemic objects and spirituality are the central issues here.