Le Cinéma d’Afrique de l’Ouest

• Class Name: Le Cinéma d’Afrique de l’Ouest

• Instructor: Iwani Tall

• Level: B1-C2

• Schedule: Wednesdays (5:30 am-7:30 pm), 3 sessions (Oct. 21, Nov. 4, Nov. 18)

• Description: This class invites students to discover West African cinema from the

1960s, a period marked by decolonization and the emergence of a distinct African

cinematic voice. Through films such as La Noire de..., students will explore how

directors used the medium to grapple with questions of identity, independence, and

post-colonial society, while building their vocabulary around film and history.

The class taught by Iwani Tall will take place at the New Orleans Foundation for Francophone Cultures (602 Toulouse St.)