Traditional #African tales of monsters, genies & malevolent spirits have been reworked in a new #Netflix series.
....retelling these folktales is an important part of cultural preservation & evolution, as .. oral traditions face extinction. Many #stories disappeared during the colonial period, when written western #literature was privileged & bans on vernacular languages, containing communities’ #cultures & #history were enforced"
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/apr/10/african-film-makers-reimagine-folktales-as-dark-fantasy-dramas-for-netflix
....retelling these folktales is an important part of cultural preservation & evolution, as .. oral traditions face extinction. Many #stories disappeared during the colonial period, when written western #literature was privileged & bans on vernacular languages, containing communities’ #cultures & #history were enforced"
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https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2023/apr/10/african-film-makers-reimagine-folktales-as-dark-fantasy-dramas-for-netflix
African film-makers reimagine folktales as dark fantasy dramas for Netflix
The six films include the tale of an ogre who preys on women, a sci-fi Nigeria taken over by AI, and a girl on a mission to end droughtCaroline Kimeu (The Guardian)