Document Type
Honors Project
Abstract
This honors project theorizes the concept of folk cinema. The project grapples with the complex history of the study of folklore and cinema’s historic inaccessibility as a medium in order to position folk cinema as a revolutionary project capable of reimagining both cinema and folklore. Avoiding concrete definitions or the urge to label any specific films as folk cinema, the project explores folk cinema theoretically through the experimental Spanish short film Aguaespejo Granadino, the films of the Bolivian Third Cinema filmmaking collective the Ukamau Group, and finally my own creative intervention via the creation of a short diary film.
Recommended Citation
Lewis, Cora M M, "Theorizing Folk Cinema" (2024). Media and Cultural Studies Honors Projects. 14.
https://digitalcommons.macalester.edu/hmcs_honors/14
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Advisor: Bradley Stiffler