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Accepted Paper:
Filmmakers, the Custodians of African Culture: A Case Study of Tunde Kelani
Lawrence Akande
(Pan-Atlantic University)
In the age of acculturation, when a culture is being assimilated by another culture as is the case in African society. African youth are gradually forgetting their culture, but, filmmakers, more than any other popular culture custodians possess the ability to preserve African culture for the future.
Paper long abstract:
Acculturation is making African youth gradually forget their culture, some cannot speak their native language fluently, prepare their local cuisines, dress in their local fashion, sing their folk songs, or even make any proverbs. This study looks to assess how some filmmakers are using their films to revive and preserve their culture for future generations. One of such filmmakers is Tunde Kelani, an auteur of Yoruba tradition. The study will evaluate the cultural elements of rituals, traditions, historic sites, cuisines, fashion, music, language, dance, narratives, proverbs, and poetry as they are used in Tunde Kelani's films. Also, this study will appraise how many of his films are available and accessible on digital media platforms. This study is a cultural study, using a qualitative research approach and content analysis of the cultural contents of the films by Tunde Kelani. Auteur theory will also be used to assess the filmmaker through his works to ascertain if he can be truly classified as an auteur of African film.