Interviews
Interview with Jean-Marie Teno
Born in 1954, in Famleng, Cameroon, Jean-Marie Teno studied communication at the University of Valenciennes. Since graduating in 1984 with a degree in filmmaking, he has been living and working in France. Directing both documentary and fiction, Teno frequently shoots …
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- "We are doing worse than Hollywood": Interview with Kwah Ansah
- By Steve Ayorinde and Olivier Barlet
Accra, 7th October 2005 Steve Ayorinde: Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you. The name of Kwah Ansah is to a large extent one of the most significant of African Cinema. As far as cinema is concerned, we …
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- Through African Eyes: Dialogues with the Directors – Abderrahmane Sissako
- By Kwame Anthony Appiah
If I try to explain the decision I made one day to become a filmmaker, I must go back to that period in my life where I felt at a loss, having gone to Nouakchott to be with my mother. …
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- Interview with Branwen Okpako
- By Andrew Dosunmu
Ms Okpako’s film Dirt for Dinner was selected for the AFF Traveling Series 2004-2005 season. Hot Irons by Andrew Dosunmu was featured in the 1999 New York African Film Festival. AD: What do you want people to take out of …
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