Fátima Albuquerque Explained
| Fatima Albuquerque |
| Occupation: | Filmmaker, journalist |
| Birth Place: | Mozambique |
Fátima Albuquerque is a journalist and documentary filmmaker from Mozambique. She was one of the first Mozambican women to direct films in the 1980s.[1] Her documentaries demonstrate the broad range of documentary filmmaking in Mozambique.[2]
After working on news items for Kuxa Kanema, Albuquerque made her first documentary, on street children in Mozambique.[1]
Films
- Lo ABC da nova vida [ABC of the new life], 1985
- As nossas flores [Our flowers], 1986
- Le Son c'est la vie [The sound is life], 1987
- Entre a dor e esperanca [Between pain and hope], 1987
- No meu pais existe uma guerra [In my country there is a war], 1989
Notes and References
- Book: Isabel Noronha. Max Annas. Henriette Gunkel. Mistry. Jyoti. Schuhmann. Antje. Gaze Regimes: Film and feminisms in Africa. 2015. Wits University Press. 978-1-86814-857-8. 148–160. Cinema of Resistance.
- Book: Schmidt, Nancy. Kenneth W. Harrow. With Open Eyes: Women and African Cinema. 1997. Rodopi. 90-420-0143-7. 171. Sub-Saharan African Women Filmmakers: Agendas for Research.
