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Documentary Film Practice at the Institute of Film and Television, Ghana: Truth Claims, Oral Histories and Documentary Strategies

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Title: Documentary Film Practice at the Institute of Film and Television, Ghana: Truth Claims, Oral Histories and Documentary Strategies
Language: English
Authors: Aketema, Joseph (ORCID 0000-0003-1791-1612), Avorkliyah, Cecilia (ORCID 0000-0002-2300-1060)
Source: Film Education Journal. 2023 6(2):116-125.
Availability: UCL Press. University College London, Gower Street, London WC1E 6BT; e-mail: uclpresspublishing@ucl.ac.uk; Web site: https://www.uclpress.co.uk/pages/film-education-journal
Peer Reviewed: Y
Page Count: 10
Publication Date: 2023
Document Type: Journal Articles
Reports - Research
Education Level: Higher Education
Postsecondary Education
Descriptors: Documentaries, Film Study, Foreign Countries, Best Practices, Barriers, Ethics, Oral Tradition, African Culture, Majors (Students), Films, Slavery, Higher Education
Geographic Terms: Ghana
ISSN: 2515-7086
Abstract: This article explores a case study of how documentary film practice is taught at the Institute of Film and Television, Ghana. Drawing on the practices of its authors -- themselves documentary film-makers and former students of the institute -- we explore some of the contemporary challenges facing how we approach the theory and practice of documentary film-making in contemporary Ghana, including how our students might best approach contested conceptions of the truth, and how such notions of the truth may be articulated within Ghana's living oral traditions.
Abstractor: As Provided
Entry Date: 2023
Accession Number: EJ1404180
Database: ERIC
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Abstract:This article explores a case study of how documentary film practice is taught at the Institute of Film and Television, Ghana. Drawing on the practices of its authors -- themselves documentary film-makers and former students of the institute -- we explore some of the contemporary challenges facing how we approach the theory and practice of documentary film-making in contemporary Ghana, including how our students might best approach contested conceptions of the truth, and how such notions of the truth may be articulated within Ghana's living oral traditions.
ISSN:2515-7086