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This thesis analyzes how Barack Obama's election influenced the development of African American cinema during that period. With a panel of 30 films made by Black filmmakers released between 2008 and 2017, the study tests three hypotheses on the kind of cinema that emerged during the Obama years. We found that two forms of cinema co-existed during that period, mostly delimited by the fact they are from Hollywood or from independent cinema. Nonetheless, we point out the fact that Obama's election gave a confidence boost to the Black movie industry by allowing it to express its voice regarding various topics, previously taboo. Ce mémoire analyse comment l'élection de Barack Obama a influencé le developpement du cinéma Afro-Américain de cette période. Avec un panel de 30 films réalisés par des Noirs et sortis entre 2008 et 2017, le travail teste trois hypothèses concernant le type de cinéma qui émerge durant les années Obama. Nous avons découvert que deux formes de cinéma co-existait pendant la période, et qu'ils se différenciaient la plupart du temps par leur appartenance au cinéma Hollywoodien ou indépendant. Néanmoins, nous montrons que l'élection d'Obama a donné un coup de boost à la production Afro-Américaine en lui permettant de s'exprimer sur plusieurs sujets, autrefois tabous.

American studies --- Obama Effect --- Black Cinema --- Racial Relations --- Film studies --- Cultural Studies --- Political Science --- Post-racial America --- Etudes Americaines --- Barack Obama --- Cinéma Afro-Américain --- Droit, criminologie & sciences politiques > Sciences politiques, administration publique & relations internationales

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"L.A. Rebellion: Creating a New Black Cinema is the first book dedicated to the films and filmmakers of the L.A. Rebellion, a group of African and African American independent film and video artists that formed at the University of California, Los Angeles, in the 1970s and 1980s. The group--including Charles Burnett, Julie Dash, Haile Gerima, Billy Woodberry, Jamaa Fanaka, and Zeinabu irene Davis--shared a desire to create alternatives to the dominant modes of narrative, style, and practice in American cinema, works that reflected the full complexity of Black experiences. This landmark collection of essays and oral histories examines the creative output of the L.A. Rebellion, contextualizing the group's film practices and offering sustained analyses of the wide range of works, with particular attention to newly discovered films and lesser-known filmmakers. Based on extensive archival work and preservation, this collection includes a complete filmography of the movement, over 100 illustrations (most of which are previously unpublished), and a bibliography of primary and secondary materials. This is an indispensible sourcebook for scholars and enthusiasts, establishing the key role played by the L.A. Rebellion within the histories of cinema, Black visual culture, and postwar art in Los Angeles"--Provided by publisher.

African American motion picture producers and directors --- Independent filmmakers --- Independent films --- Experimental films --- History --- Avant-garde films --- Experimental videos --- Personal films --- Underground films --- Motion pictures --- Video art --- Indie films --- Independent moviemakers --- Motion picture producers and directors --- Afro-American motion picture producers and directors --- Motion picture producers and directors, African American --- Sociology of minorities --- Film --- anno 1970-1979 --- anno 1980-1989 --- Los Angeles [California] --- 20th century american film. --- african american filmmakers. --- african filmmakers. --- alternative film. --- american cinema. --- archival work. --- billy woodberry. --- black cinema. --- black experience. --- black visual culture. --- caribbean filmmakers. --- charles burnett. --- cinema. --- critical analysis. --- film and television. --- film studies. --- filmography. --- haile gerima. --- hollywood. --- jamaa fanaka. --- julie dash. --- la rebellion. --- movie theory. --- new black cinema. --- political. --- postwar art. --- rebellion. --- ucla. --- university of california los angeles. --- video artists. --- zeinabu irene davis.