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Film & Video Catalogue: Item Detail

Film Number

7549

Title

A CELEBRATION OF AFRICAN CULTURE: HISTORY OF FILM IN AFRICA; ALTERNATIVES, AFTERNOON SESSION

Producer

WFA

Date

1983

Gauge

U-matic LB

Colour

colour

Sound

sound

Running Time

28 mins 00 secs

Description

The eighth session of a 10 week Celebration of African Culture, held at WFA Media and Cultural Centre in Manchester between February and May 1983. Session chaired by Gareth Richards and panel - including Terence Ranger, Gus John, Angela Martin - answering questions and contributions about Haile Gerima's film 'Harvest'. Different members of the audience give their opinions about the particulars of class and nationality in Ethiopia and the land question. Much discussion about how the film represents life in Ethiopia, and Gus John tries to explain how the film is a general representation of certain issues rather than particular circumstances. The film show discussion is followed by a performance by the band Penket.

[Catalogued as part of 'Revitalising the Regions' a Screen Heritage UK project, 2011]

 

 



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