From: Lisa McNee <lm23@qsilver.queensu.ca <mailto:lm23@qsilver.queensu.ca>
>
Dear Bridget,
I was very pleased to "virtually" meet you, and am interested in your
dissertation on Touki Bouki. Do you have reference numbers for those of us
who would like to get a copy?
Thanks!
Lisa McNee
French Studies
Queen's University
Kingston, Ontario
K7L 3N6 CANADA
On Sat, 23 May 1998, owner-african-cinema-conference@xc.org
<mailto:owner-african-cinema-conference@xc.org> wrote:
> Originally from: <owner-african-cinema-conference@xc.org
<mailto:owner-african-cinema-conference@xc.org> >
> Originally dated: Sat, 23 May 1998 16:19:06 -0700 (PDT)
>
>
> From: Bridget Bakokodie <BB6@soas.ac.uk <mailto:BB6@soas.ac.uk
<mailto:BB6@soas.ac.uk> > >
> Organization: S.O.A.S.
> Introduction
> My name is Bridget Bakokodie and I am an Undergraduate student in
London. I
> am in the last stages a B.A in Anthropology and African studies at
the
> School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) , University of
London.
> Over the last 3 years I have studied both African Cinema and
Ethnographic
> film as part of my degree course. It was the inclusion of African
Cinema on
> the degree programme that led me to the decision to study at SOAS.
I
> Recently submitted my dissertation on the Image, Content and
Directorial
> style in the 1973 film by Djibril diop Mambety, Touki Bouki.
> Due to distribution, the number of films that I have had access to
have been
> limited to those which have been featured on my course. Although
the course
> was very good, the politics of funding meant that many of the
films were
> extremely old and tended to be what could be seen as the clasics
of African
> cinema (Xala, Ceddo, Tilai, Yaaba...etc).
> I am interested in finding out what is happening in African Cinema
now
> amongst both young African filmmakers on the Conintent and in
Diaspora. I
> would also like to know of any screenings that are happening in
London in
> the future and also any publications anyone can recommend so I can
stay
> abreast of developments in African film once I have left
University.
> I look forward to sharing ideas with those interested in African
cinema
> throughout the world.
> Yours Sincerely
> Bridget Bakokodie
>
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