African Documentary Cinema

"Carefully researched and conceptualized, African Documentary Cinema is a sophisticated, insightful analysis of documentary cinema trends in sub-Saharan Africa since the 1970s. Tcheuyap takes an engaging and scholarly African cultural studies perspective to probe history, politics, culture, gender, sexuality, war and environmental concerns in key African films. The achievement is ground-breaking. The first volume of its kind in English, the book is an essential read for a sound understanding of the field and is an inspiring contribution to African cinema studies."

Sheila Petty, Professor, University of Regina, Canada

"One of the first books on the topic, Alexie Tcheuyap's African Documentary Cinema provides a cogent historical overview as well as incisive close readings of individual films. In chapters on works that address the crucial figures and pressing political, social, and environmental realities of postcolonial sub-Saharan Africa, Tcheuyap convinces readers of the abundance and brilliance of nonfiction film from the continent, introducing an underrecognized corpus that is vital to any understanding of global documentary."

Rachel Gabara, University of Georgia, USA

"Timely, accessible, engaging and comprehensive, African Documentary Cinema aptly engages intricate facets, contours and dynamics of African documentary practices. In filling extant gaps, engendering critical dialogues and widening intellectual frames, this book is a richly significant contribution to the field, of value to scholars, students and diverse publics."

Jude G. Akudinobi, University of California, Santa Barbara, USA