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Kuxa Kanema: The Birth of Cinema

Name: Kuxa Kanema: The Birth of Cinema
Released: 2003

Kuxa Kanema: O Nascimento do Cinema

2003

This documentary tells the story of Mozambique's National Institute of Cinema, founded after independence to film the nation into being, and how the utopian dream of a revolutionary cinema rose and fell. A poignant film-history essay.

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Part of 10 Essential Films from Mozambique

This film is stop 3 of 10 in the hand-ranked native-cinema route through Mozambique. See the complete ranking or read the selection methodology.

Watching this film stamps Mozambique in the 196 country film challenge.