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The balancing act of being African and an artist
In the documentary film ‘Abderrahmane Sissako, un cinéaste à l’Opéra,’ the director is in complete control of his artistic vision.
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Vlad Dima is a professor and the chair of African Cultural Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
In the documentary film ‘Abderrahmane Sissako, un cinéaste à l’Opéra,’ the director is in complete control of his artistic vision.