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Films about Polish-American culture (17 P) R. Race films (1 C, 91 P) Films about racism (14 C, 108 P) Films about Romani people (2 C, 112 P)
Spike Lee's breakout movie Do the Right Thing (1989) opened up the field for a lot more searching examination of race in the present day. Films such as Justin Simien 's 2014 comedy Dear White People , the Academy award-winning Moonlight (2016) and Jordan Peele 's 2017 horror film Get Out show that film audiences continue to be gripped by racial ...
A key argument of transnational cinema is the necessity for a redefinition, or even refutation, of the concept of a national cinema.National identity has been posited as an 'imaginary community' that in reality is formed of many separate and fragmented communities defined more by social class, economic class, sexuality, gender, generation, religion, ethnicity, political belief and fashion ...
This movie follows the life of Maria, a 17-year-old living with her large family in rural Colombia. Together, they work in harsh conditions at a flower plantation, stripping thorns from roses.
3. Do the Right Thing (1989). Cast: Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee Rating: R Gentrification, morality, police brutality, prejudice and systemic racism are just a few themes that ...
Hollywood's Native Americans: Stories of Identity and Resistance (Santa Barbara/CA: Praeger, 2022) ISBN 978-1440871566; Native Americans on Network TV (2013) Bird, Elizabeth, ed. Dressing in Feathers. The Construction of the Indian in American Popular Culture [permanent dead link ] (Boulder/CO and Oxford: Westview Press, 1996). Buscombe ...
Films such as "Black Girl" by Ousmane Sembène and "Yeelen" by Souleymane Cissé are examples where African filmmakers use cinema to assert their identity and challenge the dominant narratives imposed by colonial and post-colonial powers. [59] [60] These films have contributed significantly to a reimagining of African identity on the global stage.
Renowned for its humorous portrayal of characters traveling through various Mexican landscapes, celebrating the nation's cultural Mexican identity during the Golden Age of Mexican cinema. Cantinflas and Tin-Tan (Mario Moreno and Germán Valdés respectively), were iconic figures in Mexican cinema during the Golden Age.