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The African Film Series: (Double Feature)
“Afro@Digital”
Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda(Congo) – 2003/52 minutes
What role can digital technology play in Africa? And how can the technology contribute to social and economic development on the continent? These questions are at the center of Balufu Bakupa-Kanyinda's "Afro@Digital". Through interviews with artists, fashion designers, filmmakers, and media executives, this documentary explores different opinions on the uses and purposes of new media on the continent. It also examines a wide range of technologies-from cell phones to the Internet-in African societies. And it suggests, in one of the interviews, that computing technology may be indigenous to Africa.
Also
“Coming of Age”
Judy Kibinge(Kenya) – 2008/11 minutes
This documentary covers half a century of political history in Kenya, from independence in 1963 to dictatorship two decades later and the return to democracy in recent years. Through historical footage and popular cultural artifacts, we are offered a glimpse into some of the major events in this period.
Co-curated by Professor Angela Dalle Vacche (LCC) & Professor Vinicius Navarro (LCC)
