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Maka / Stony Brook University, 5e6 film in collaboration with Redigital ; written and produced by Simone Brioni ; directed by Elia Moutamid.

"Inspired by Reversing the Gaze by Geneviève Makaping, a Cameroonian-Italian anthropologist, writer and the first Black woman to be the director of a newspaper in Italy, Maka explores Makaping's life in Italy and her perilous migration journey. It speaks out against the media representati...

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Online Access: Streaming Video (via Kaltura's MediaSpace)
Corporate Author: Redigital
Other Authors: Brioni, Simone (Screenwriter), Makaping, Geneviève, Ceresoli, Gianluca (director of photography.), Di Mura, Piernicola (composer (expression))
Format: Electronic Video
Language:Italian
Arabic
English
Published: [New York] : Stone Brook University, [2023]
Subjects:
Makaping, Geneviève.
Cameroonians > Italy > Biography.
Women immigrants > Italy > Biography.
Women authors, Black > Biography.
Immigrants > Cultural assimilation > Italy.
Marginality, Social > Italy.
Mass media and immigrants > Italy.
Race discrimination > Italy.
Sexism > Italy.
Documentary films.
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Summary:"Inspired by Reversing the Gaze by Geneviève Makaping, a Cameroonian-Italian anthropologist, writer and the first Black woman to be the director of a newspaper in Italy, Maka explores Makaping's life in Italy and her perilous migration journey. It speaks out against the media representation of immigrants and offers an evocative examination of the intersection between sexism and racism in Italy"--stonybrook.edu (viewed March 13, 2024)
Item Description:Originally produced as a documentary film in 2023.
Maka, a documentary written by Simone Brioni, associate professor in the Department of English, recently won Best Documentary at two film festivals -- the 17th edition of the Integrazione Film Festival, and the 5th edition of the Film Only Film Festival.
Physical Description:1 streaming video file (51 min. 57 sec..) : sound, color
Production Credits:Producer, screenwriter, Simone Brioni ; director, Elia Moutamid ; cinematographer, Gianluca Ceresoli ; editor, Irene Breda ; music by Piernicola Di Mura.
Access:Available only to faculty, staff, and students of CU Boulder through Kaltura's MediaSpace; requires CU login and IdentiKey to view.
Participant or Performer:Geneviève Makaping.
Language:In Arabic and Italian with English subtitles.
Source of Description, Etc. Note:Description from online resource; title from title screen (viewed March 13, 2024)

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