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Taste of Cinema's 20 Essential African Films
Favs/dislikes: 3:0. "Many African films that remain popular deal with the parallels between Africa’s past in relations to its modern present state. From this, we view a wide range of topics such as traditions, ideological and political institutions that were set by colonizers which remain long after their dissolution, gender roles, and the significance of oral narratives and language. The films created link the past, present and future of the continent in a way that doesn’t trail the concept of time. Images shown in most the films are a part of a grander story built on layers upon layers of analogies, metaphors and societal events containing many interconnected connotations. African Cinema as well as other foreign or international films are a tremendous vehicle for enlightenment, education and cultural awareness that some just don’t experience in their lifetime. African films will forever be commemorated as a valuable archive of memory, knowledge and wisdom that is worth preserving, reinterpreted and studied. Here is a procurement of 20 of the best in African films that we recommend you start watching."