Telling It the African Way: A Film Grammar, (Hardcover)
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| Management number | 239903153 | Release Date | 2026/07/16 | List Price | US$35.98 | Model Number | 239903153 | ||
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Telling It the African Way presents an original theory of storytelling grounded in African knowledge systems rather than Western narrative traditions. Drawing on divination, oral literature, ritual, philosophy, and filmmaking, acclaimed Cameroonian director Jean-Pierre Bekolo introduces seven African narrative grammars-- Fa, Abbia, Mvett, Mevungu, Maâ t, Mambety, and Rhythm-- as powerful alternatives to Aristotelian storytelling. Combining cultural history with practical creative exercises, symbolic inventories, and film analysis, Bekolo offers artists, writers, filmmakers, and scholars a new framework for creating stories that reveal, heal, and transform reality. The book culminates in the concept of the Reatual, redefining cinema as an active social and therapeutic practice.
- Telling It the African Way: A Film Grammar, (Hardcover)
- Author: Jean-Pierre Bekolo
- ISBN: 9798900080666
- Format: Hardcover
- Publication Date: 2027-01-01
- Page Count: 608
| Book format | Hardcover |
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| Fiction/nonfiction | Non-Fiction |
| Genre | Art, Music, and Photography |
| Pages | 608 |
| Subgenre | Film |
| Series title | No Series |
| Number in series | 0 |
| Edition | 1 |
| Publisher | Hermann Press |
| Language | English |
| Is collectible | N |
| Binding type | Case Binding |
| Recording time | 0 min |
| Retail packaging | Single Piece |
| Assembled product dimensions (l x w x h) | 6.00 x 6.00 x 9.00 in |
| Assembled product weight | 1.25 lb |
| Bisac subject heading | Performing Arts |
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