This article discusses the short films of the Atlanta-based black American filmmaker Olamma Oparah. Oparah’s film The Importance of a House was the winner of the inaugural ATLFilmParty (AFP) free film competition and industry networking event created by Brooke Sonenreich in the summer of 2021. Produced and directed in the era of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the US racial reckoning after the murder of George Floyd, The Importance of a House iterates the home as a site of refuge. This article analyses Oparah’s short in the context of two other films she directed in the same period, Laundry Day and No One Heals Without Dying that similarly explore the meaning of home as a black, female, and spiritual space. Using an object-oriented and artist-centered methodology informed by the author’s work with the liquid blackness research group, this article argues that Oparah’s films as texts speak to the contextual needs that AFP meets in fostering a local and independent home for filmmakers in Atlanta facing global Hollywood’s increasingly dominant presence in the city and the region.
本文讨论的是亚特兰大裔美国黑人电影制片人奥兰玛-奥帕拉（Olamma Oparah）的短片。Oparah 的影片《The Importance of a House》获得了由 Brooke Sonenreich 于 2021 年夏天创办的首届 ATLFilmParty (AFP) 免费电影竞赛和行业交流活动的冠军。在 COVID-19 大流行和乔治-弗洛伊德（George Floyd）谋杀案后美国种族清算的时代背景下制作和导演的《房子的重要性》，强调了家作为避难所的意义。本文结合奥帕拉在同一时期执导的另外两部影片《洗衣日》和《无人不死》分析了奥帕拉的短片，这两部影片同样探讨了家作为黑人、女性和精神空间的意义。本文通过作者与 "液态黑人 "研究小组的合作，采用以对象为导向、以艺术家为中心的方法，论证了奥帕拉的电影作为文本，反映了《全美电影基金会》在亚特兰大为电影制作人提供本地和独立的家园时，面对全球好莱坞在该市和该地区日益增长的主导地位所满足的背景需求。
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This article examines the significance of home movies as tools of resistance and belonging, particularly for African American families during the Civil Rights era. Focusing on archival collections from the South Side Home Movie Project (SSHMP), African American Home Movie Archive (AAHMA), and the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC), the study reveals how African American families, through their cinematic documentation of visits to national parks and other leisure activities, challenged prevailing narratives of national identity. Despite encountering rampant discrimination, these families captured moments of joy and relaxation, highlighting their resilience and assertion of their rightful place within the American narrative. These historical home movies are profound testimonials of Black identity, resilience, and belonging in the face of adversity. Examining these films enriches our understanding of cultural memory, national identity, and the role of African American home movies in presenting a more nuanced American history.
本文探讨了家庭电影作为抵抗和归属工具的意义，特别是在民权时代对美国黑人家庭的意义。本研究以南区家庭电影项目（South Side Home Movie Project，SSHMP）、非裔美国人家庭电影档案（African American Home Movie Archive，AAHMA）和非裔美国人历史与文化国家博物馆（National Museum of African American History & Culture，NMAAHC）的档案收藏为重点，揭示了非裔美国人家庭如何通过对国家公园游览和其他休闲活动的电影记录，挑战国家身份的主流叙事。尽管遭遇了猖獗的歧视，这些家庭还是捕捉到了欢乐和放松的时刻，彰显了他们坚韧不拔的精神，以及他们在美国叙事中的合法地位。这些具有历史意义的家庭影片深刻见证了黑人在逆境中的身份认同、复原力和归属感。对这些影片的研究丰富了我们对文化记忆、民族身份以及非裔美国人家庭影片在展现更加细致入微的美国历史方面的作用的理解。
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This article examines the significance of home movies as tools of resistance and belonging, particularly for African American families during the Civil Rights era. Focusing on archival collections from the South Side Home Movie Project (SSHMP), African American Home Movie Archive (AAHMA), and the National Museum of African American History & Culture (NMAAHC), the study reveals how African American families, through their cinematic documentation of visits to national parks and other leisure activities, challenged prevailing narratives of national identity. Despite encountering rampant discrimination, these families captured moments of joy and relaxation, highlighting their resilience and assertion of their rightful place within the American narrative. These historical home movies are profound testimonials of Black identity, resilience, and belonging in the face of adversity. Examining these films enriches our understanding of cultural memory, national identity, and the role of African American home movies in presenting a more nuanced American history.
本文探讨了家庭电影作为抵抗和归属工具的意义，特别是在民权时代对美国黑人家庭的意义。本研究以南区家庭电影项目（South Side Home Movie Project，SSHMP）、非裔美国人家庭电影档案（African American Home Movie Archive，AAHMA）和非裔美国人历史与文化国家博物馆（National Museum of African American History & Culture，NMAAHC）的档案收藏为重点，揭示了非裔美国人家庭如何通过对国家公园游览和其他休闲活动的电影记录，挑战国家身份的主流叙事。尽管遭遇了猖獗的歧视，这些家庭还是捕捉到了欢乐和放松的时刻，彰显了他们坚韧不拔的精神，以及他们在美国叙事中的合法地位。这些具有历史意义的家庭影片深刻见证了黑人在逆境中的身份认同、复原力和归属感。对这些影片的研究丰富了我们对文化记忆、民族身份以及非裔美国人家庭影片在展现更加细致入微的美国历史方面的作用的理解。
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{"title":"Border Witness: Reimagining the US-Mexico Borderlands through Film, by Michael Dear","authors":"Emmanuel Ramos-Barajas","doi":"10.33178/alpha.26.18","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.26.18","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":378992,"journal":{"name":"Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media","volume":"4 4","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139795910","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"ReFocus: The Films of William Friedkin, by Steve Choe","authors":"Michael Gibson","doi":"10.33178/alpha.26.14","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.33178/alpha.26.14","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":378992,"journal":{"name":"Alphaville: Journal of Film and Screen Media","volume":"52 3","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-02-07","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139798240","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
This article discusses the short films of the Atlanta-based black American filmmaker Olamma Oparah. Oparah’s film The Importance of a House was the winner of the inaugural ATLFilmParty (AFP) free film competition and industry networking event created by Brooke Sonenreich in the summer of 2021. Produced and directed in the era of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the aftermath of the US racial reckoning after the murder of George Floyd, The Importance of a House iterates the home as a site of refuge. This article analyses Oparah’s short in the context of two other films she directed in the same period, Laundry Day and No One Heals Without Dying that similarly explore the meaning of home as a black, female, and spiritual space. Using an object-oriented and artist-centered methodology informed by the author’s work with the liquid blackness research group, this article argues that Oparah’s films as texts speak to the contextual needs that AFP meets in fostering a local and independent home for filmmakers in Atlanta facing global Hollywood’s increasingly dominant presence in the city and the region.
本文讨论的是亚特兰大裔美国黑人电影制片人奥兰玛-奥帕拉（Olamma Oparah）的短片。Oparah 的影片《The Importance of a House》获得了由 Brooke Sonenreich 于 2021 年夏天创办的首届 ATLFilmParty (AFP) 免费电影竞赛和行业交流活动的冠军。在 COVID-19 大流行和乔治-弗洛伊德（George Floyd）谋杀案后美国种族清算的时代背景下制作和导演的《房子的重要性》，强调了家作为避难所的意义。本文结合奥帕拉在同一时期执导的另外两部影片《洗衣日》和《无人不死》分析了奥帕拉的短片，这两部影片同样探讨了家作为黑人、女性和精神空间的意义。本文通过作者与 "液态黑人 "研究小组的合作，采用以对象为导向、以艺术家为中心的方法，论证了奥帕拉的电影作为文本，反映了《全美电影基金会》在亚特兰大为电影制作人提供本地和独立的家园时，面对全球好莱坞在该市和该地区日益增长的主导地位所满足的背景需求。
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