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Volume 58 - Issue 1 - April 2015

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FILM REVIEW ESSAY

THE “OSUOFIA” CONNECTION: NOTES ON A NOLLYWOOD FILM CYCLE - Reginald Ebere and Abel “Success” Ebere, directors. Osuofia in Brazil. 2013. 211 minutes. English, Igbo, Yorùbá, and Pidgin. Nigeria. O-Gabby Innovations Ltd. No price reported. - Kensteve Anuka, director. Osuofia the Village Teacher.2014. 105 minutes. English, Igbo, and Pidgin. Nigeria. Global Update Movies. No price reported. - Emeka Nwosu, director. Osuofia and the Widow.2014. 140 minutes. English, Igbo, and Pidgin. Nigeria. O. Godwin Innovations Ltd. No price reported. - Michael Jaja, director. Osuofia the Boxer.2014. 247 minutes. English, Igbo, and Pidgin. Nigeria. Magic Movies Ltd. No price reported.
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16 March 2015, pp. 263-272
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Kunle Afolayan, director. The Figurine: Araromire. 2009. English and Yoruba. 120 minutes. No price reported.
Toyin Falola
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16 March 2015, pp. 273-274
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Norman Maake, director. Homecoming. 2005. 90 minutes. English. South Africa. ArtMattan Productions. $295.00.
P. Julie Papaioannou
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16 March 2015, pp. 275-276
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Theodore Anyanji, director. Ada Mbano in London. 2014. 119 minutes. English, Igbo, and Pidgin. Nigeria. Divine Touch Productions. No price reported.
Noah Tsika
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16 March 2015, pp. 276-279
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Deborah A. Thomas and John L. JacksonJr., directors. Bad Friday: Rastafari After Coral Gardens. 2011. 63 minutes. English and Jamaican patois (with English subtitles). Jamaica. Third World Newsreel. $225.00
Erin Hippolyte
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16 March 2015, pp. 279-281
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Rehad Desai, director. Miners Shot Down. 2014. English, Xhosa, Zulu, and Fanakalo, with English subtitles. 86 minutes. South Africa. Icarus Films. $398.00.
Cara Moyer-Duncan
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16 March 2015, pp. 281-283
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Roy T. Anderson, director. Akwantu: The Journey. 2012. 87 minutes. English with English subtitles. United States. Art 4 Reel Filmworks, LLC. $23.99.
P. Julie Papaioannou
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16 March 2015, pp. 283-284
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Jean-Marie Teno, director. Leaf in the Wind. Original title: Une feuille dans le vent. 2013. 55 minutes. In English and French (with subtitles in French, English, Spanish and German). Cameroon/France. Raphia Films. €25.00.
Phyllis Taoua
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16 March 2015, pp. 285-287
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Clemente Bicocchi, director. Black Africa, White Marbles. 2011. 77 minutes. U.S./Republic of Congo/Italy. Icarus Film. $398.00.
Olivier Tchouaffe
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16 March 2015, pp. 287-289
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Jean-Pierre Bekolo, director. Mudimbe’s Things and Words. Original title: Les Choses et les Mots de Mudimbe. 2013. In French (with English subtitles). U.S/France/Cameroon. Jean-Pierre Bekolo Sarl. €19.99.
Phyllis Taoua
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16 March 2015, pp. 289-290
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16 March 2015, pp. 291-292
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Volume 58 - Issue 1 - April 2015

FILM REVIEW ESSAY

FEATURE FILMS

FILM REVIEWS

Kunle Afolayan, director. The Figurine: Araromire. 2009. English and Yoruba. 120 minutes. No price reported.

Norman Maake, director. Homecoming. 2005. 90 minutes. English. South Africa. ArtMattan Productions. $295.00.

Theodore Anyanji, director. Ada Mbano in London. 2014. 119 minutes. English, Igbo, and Pidgin. Nigeria. Divine Touch Productions. No price reported.

DOCUMENTARIES

FILM REVIEWS

Deborah A. Thomas and John L. JacksonJr., directors. Bad Friday: Rastafari After Coral Gardens. 2011. 63 minutes. English and Jamaican patois (with English subtitles). Jamaica. Third World Newsreel. $225.00

Rehad Desai, director. Miners Shot Down. 2014. English, Xhosa, Zulu, and Fanakalo, with English subtitles. 86 minutes. South Africa. Icarus Films. $398.00.

Roy T. Anderson, director. Akwantu: The Journey. 2012. 87 minutes. English with English subtitles. United States. Art 4 Reel Filmworks, LLC. $23.99.

Jean-Marie Teno, director. Leaf in the Wind. Original title: Une feuille dans le vent. 2013. 55 minutes. In English and French (with subtitles in French, English, Spanish and German). Cameroon/France. Raphia Films. €25.00.

Clemente Bicocchi, director. Black Africa, White Marbles. 2011. 77 minutes. U.S./Republic of Congo/Italy. Icarus Film. $398.00.

Jean-Pierre Bekolo, director. Mudimbe’s Things and Words. Original title: Les Choses et les Mots de Mudimbe. 2013. In French (with English subtitles). U.S/France/Cameroon. Jean-Pierre Bekolo Sarl. €19.99.

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FILM REVIEW ESSAY

FEATURE FILMS

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