there is an excellent database for films about Africa offered by the
African Studies Center of Michigan State University. Films can be
selected by subject and by country:
http://www.africanmedia.msu.edu/php/search.php
By the way Nigeria has a filmindustry of its own based on camcorders
(probably not what you are searching for). California Newsreel offers an
interesting title from this kind of feature film - in quality far above
average.
http://www.newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0129&s=thunderbolt
On this tape a short feature film from Nigeria is included:
http://www.newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0132&s=fathers
Here are some links to videos from this very special film industry:
http://www.africvideos.com/ext. link (USA)
http://www.africamovies.com/ext. link (USA)
http://www.over2u.com/shop/african_films.htmlext. link (USA)
http://www.allafricanmovies.com/index.phpext. link (USA)
http://www.ekoclassics.com/ext. link (USA)
with kind regards
Peter Delin/Videolektorat
Zentral- und Landesbibliothek Berlin
http://www.zlb.de/en/index.html
http://buecherei.netbib.de/coma/FilmSearch/
Karen Fischer schrieb:
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> Hi,
> Does anyone have any suggestions for a DVD or DVDs that are about the people and culture of Nigeria. We have a patron that is very insistent that we buy something on this topic and I'm having trouble locating anything suitable.
> thanks,
> Karen Fischer
> AV Librarian
> Mansfield Richland County Public Library
> Mansfield, OH
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