Kathleen Collins: The Black Essai Film

by Geetha Ramanathan

Book Overview

A philosopher-filmmaker, Kathleen Collins decisively redefined the parameters of African American film with The Cruz Brothers and Miss Malloy (1980) and Losing Ground (1982). This book uses detailed analyses of Collins's films to contextualise her work in the African American, feminist and world film traditions, and it highlights her contribution to each of these canons.
Exploring the philosophical aspects of Collins's films and...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 147444069X
• ISBN13: 9781474440691
• Release Date: February 2020
• Publisher: Edinburgh University Press
• Length: 176 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.4" x 8.4"