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Prisms and portraits : the films of Rosine Mbakam.

Title
Prisms and portraits : the films of Rosine Mbakam.
Publication
[Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus films, [2021]

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Additional Authors
  • Mbakam, Rosine Mfetgo
  • Yameogo, Eléonore
  • Van Dienderen, An
Description
4 videodiscs (approximately 315 min.) : color, sound; 4 3/4 in.
Summary
  • Rosine Mbakam's powerful empathetic documentary films focus on the migrant experiences of women and the legacies of colonialism. Cameroonian-born and Belgium-based Mbakam constructs films with a patient rigor devoted to giving the women she features space to tell their own stories.
  • The two faces of a Bamiléké woman: "Motivated by a desire to better understand her past, Rosine Mbakam returns to Cameroon after many years to interview her mother."--Container.
  • Chez Jolie Coiffure: "Step inside a tiny underground hair salon and meet its charismatic owner, a Cameroonian immigrant named Sabine."--Container.
  • Delphine's prayers: A portrait of Delphine, a Cameroonian woman who turned to prostitution to support her family."--Container.
  • Prism: "The hidden racism of cinematic technology is explored by three dynamic filmmakers."--Container.
Uniform Title
  • Deux visages d'une femme Bamiléké (Motion picture)
  • Chez Jolie Coiffure (Motion picture)
  • Prières de Delphine (Motion picture)
  • Prisme (Motion picture)
Alternative Title
  • Two faces of a Bamiléké woman.
  • Delphine's prayers.
  • Prism.
  • Portes du passe.
  • Doors of the past.
  • Tu seras mon allié.
  • You will be my ally.
Subject
  • Mbakam, Rosine Mfetgo
  • Documentary films
  • Women
  • Immigrants
  • Women > Cameroon > Biography
  • Mothers and daughters > Family relationships > Cameroon > Biography
  • Motion picture producers and directors > Family relationships > Belgium > Biography
  • Immigrants > Family relationships > Belgium > Biography
  • Cameroonians > Family relationships > Belgium > Biography
  • West Africans > Belgium > Brussels > Social life and customs
  • Women immigrants > Belgium > Brussels > Social life and customs
  • Beauty shops > Belgium > Brussels
  • Prostitutes > Belgium > Social conditions
  • West Africans > Belgium > Social conditions
  • Women immigrants > Belgium > Social conditions
  • Racism in motion pictures
  • Motion pictures > Social aspects
  • Racism in art
  • Women immigrants > Social life and customs
  • Women immigrants > Social conditions
  • Prostitutes > Social conditions
  • Mothers and daughters > Family relationships
  • Immigrants > Family relationships
  • Beauty shops
  • Gender identity
  • Racism
  • Mothers and daughters
  • Motion picture producers and directors
  • Families
  • Cameroonians
  • West Africans
  • Manners and customs
  • Women immigrants
  • Prostitutes
  • Social conditions
  • Motion pictures
  • Cameroon
  • Belgium > Brussels
  • Belgium
  • West Africa
Genre/Form
  • Nonfiction films.
  • Feature films.
  • Documentary films.
  • Biographies.
  • Biographical films.
Note
  • Bonus features: two short films on Disc 1; 6-page booklet with a new essay by Lisa Kennedy.
System Details (note)
  • DVD; all regions.
Language (note)
  • All films except Prism are in French and Cameroon Pidgin with English subtitles. Prism is in French with English subtitles.
Contents
Disc 1: The two faces of a Bamiléké woman (76 mins, 2016) ; Doors of the past (14 mins, 2011) ; You will be my ally (20 mins, 2013) -- Disc 2: Chez Jolie Coiffure (70 mins, 2018) -- Disc 3: Delphine's prayers (91 mins, 2021) -- Disc 4: Prism / co-directed with Eléonore Yameogo and An van. Dienderen (78 mins, 2021)
LCCN
854565003743
OCLC
1311600577
Title
Prisms and portraits : the films of Rosine Mbakam.
Publisher
[Brooklyn, New York] : Icarus films, [2021]
Type of Content
two-dimensional moving image
Type of Medium
video
Type of Carrier
videodisc
Digital File Characteristics
video file
DVD video
all regions
System Details
DVD; all regions.
Language
All films except Prism are in French and Cameroon Pidgin with English subtitles. Prism is in French with English subtitles.
Added Author
Mbakam, Rosine Mfetgo, filmmaker.
Yameogo, Eléonore, filmmaker.
Van Dienderen, An, filmmaker.
Added Title
Container of (work): Deux visages d'une femme Bamiléké (Motion picture)
Container of (work): Chez Jolie Coiffure (Motion picture)
Container of (work): Prières de Delphine (Motion picture)
Container of (work): Prisme (Motion picture)
Two faces of a Bamiléké woman.
Delphine's prayers.
Prism.
Portes du passe.
Doors of the past.
Tu seras mon allié.
You will be my ally.
Other Standard Identifier
854565003743 $34.99
Branch Call Number
DVDR 2311 P
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