Intellect

Authors:  Kristin Skare Orgeret 
DOI: 10.1386/jams.1.3.505/4

Keywords
film, representing Africa, media literacy, mediated images

Abstract
The article argues that fiction films from and about Africa may play an important role in increasing global audiences' knowledge of Africa. The article explores both the potential and the challenges of such films when it comes to create broader perspectives of the African continent. It argues that there is a general need for film producers with African knowledge. The discussion has direct bearing on debates about how Africa is represented in the media of the so-called global north.