Léonie Yangba Zowe Explained

Léonie Yangba Zowe
Known For:Yangba bolo,Lengue,N'Zale, 1986,Paroles de sages
Othername:Zoe
Nationality:Central African Republic
Citizenship:Central African Republic

Léonie Yangba Zowe or Zoe is a filmmaker from the Central African Republic.

Yangba Zowe has studied in France, writing a thesis on the Nigerien filmmaker Oumarou Ganda.[1]

Her super 8 films, made with support from the French Ministry of Cooperation, document Central African Republic dances and rituals.[1] Two of her documentaries were shown at the Créteil International Women's Film Festival in 1989.[2]

Films

Notes and References

  1. Book: Schmidt, Nancy. Kenneth W. Harrow. With Open Eyes: Women and African Cinema. 1997. Rodopi. 90-420-0154-2. 169–70. Sub-Saharan African Women FIlmmakers.
  2. Book: Annette Kuhn. Susannah Radstone. The Women's Companion to International Film. 1994. University of California Press. 978-0-520-08879-5. 8.