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Quote by Mahamat Saleh Haroun
The first representations of Africans were made by others. So my cinema consists of trying to break down this false image.
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The speaker says that Africans were first portrayed by people outside their own experience, creating an image they consider false. Their cinema is presented as an effort to challenge and dismantle that image, replacing an imposed portrayal with a more truthful one. The focus is on who gets to represent a people and how those representations can shape understanding.
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“نعتبر أنفسنا جريدة الوطن العربي في لبنان وصوت الناس”
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“I have fought against white domination, and I have fought against black domination.”
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““Cry Freetown” was just the wake-up call.”
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