Foundational Films of African Cinema
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Canon, Archives, Restoration and Programming

The final module closes the course by asking how foundational films are selected, preserved, restored, taught and programmed. Learners build a final project that can connect to Unga Festival, CineUbuntu, CineMap or Shot Atlas.

Learning goal

Transform foundational-film knowledge into canon critique, archive sheets, restoration awareness and final programming practice.

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Foundational Films of African Cinema

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Lesson 1

Canon, Counter-Canon and Origin Stories

Critique canons and build counter-canons that reveal missing regions, formats, genders, languages and industries.

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60 minutes

Learning goal

Critique canons and build counter-canons that reveal missing regions, formats, genders, languages and industries.

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Lesson 2

Archives, Restoration, Rights and Inaccessible Films

Understand how archive status, restoration, rights and access shape foundational film memory.

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60 minutes

Learning goal

Understand how archive status, restoration, rights and access shape foundational film memory.

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Lesson 3

Programming Foundational Films: Final Project

Design a final foundational-film program, archive project, Shot Atlas set or critical presentation.

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60 minutes

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Design a final foundational-film program, archive project, Shot Atlas set or critical presentation.

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Final Foundational Program

Program six foundational films with a title, criteria, regional balance and one note per film.

Expected output

A complete public-facing film program.

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Quiz structure

1 question are prepared to validate the core concepts of this module.

The Film Foundation — African Film Heritage Project

Source to review before public screening or classroom projection.

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FESPACO — About the Festival

Source to review before public screening or classroom projection.

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