The Problem With African ‘Message Movies’

“Because most of these films are targeted at an international audience, which is already saddled with its own preconceptions of Africa, well-meaning message movies can ring false. Why tie the film so explicitly to a cause that ‘needs immediate attention,’ whether through the plotting or promotion, if not to profit on the outdated idea of that there is a foreign land that needs saving?”

source ArtsJournal http://ift.tt/1NFisK0

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