African women of the screen at the digital turn
When I conceptualised the Sisters of the Screen project as a book and film, I envisioned an “imagined community” of kindred spirits, a “sisterhood” where the screen was their ultimate point of convergence. The screen is where their images are read; whether it’s a movie screen, television set, video...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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University College Cork
2015-12-01
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Series: | Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media |
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Online Access: | http://www.alphavillejournal.com/Issue10/HTML/ArticleEllerson.html |
Summary: | When I conceptualised the Sisters of the Screen project as a book and film, I envisioned an “imagined community” of kindred spirits, a “sisterhood” where the screen was their ultimate point of convergence. The screen is where their images are read; whether it’s a movie screen, television set, video monitor, computer screen, tablet or mobile phone, for a director, producer, film festival organiser, actor, critic or spectator the screen is the ultimate site where the moving image is viewed, interpreted and understood. |
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ISSN: | 2009-4078 |