Passion of the Reel

<p>Highlighting the challenges faced by a nascent national cinema with limited resources <em>Passion of the Reel</em> provides an in-depth analysis of the output of the Cameroonian film industry. Jean-Olivier Tchouaffe shows that far from an empty receptacle for colonial legacies Cameroon - and Africa - must move beyond their colonial legacies to focus on indigenous productions of meaning informed by traditional wisdom and ordinary Cameroonian life experience. Tchouaffe's analysis sets the stage for a film-driven exploration of postcolonialism social construction and modernization.</p>