Roots of the New Arab Film

by Roy Armes

Roots of the New Arab Film deals with the generation of filmmakers from across North Africa and the Middle East who created an international awareness of Arab film from the mid-1980s onwards. These seminal filmmakers experienced the moment of national independence first-hand in their youth and retained a deep attachment to their homeland. Although these aspiring filmmakers had to seek their training abroad, they witnessed a time of filmic...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253034183
• ISBN13: 9780253034182
• Release Date: January 2018
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 344 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"