Topic

Media

Media representation of African beliefs shows film and television depictions of African spirituality and mythology with critical analysis of portrayals.

Yoruba 7 min

Children of Blood and Bone: The Film Trailer and the Real Orïsha

The word lands early, cut over drums and a horizon of red dust: Orïsha. Three syllables, one diaeresis, the name of a kingdom that has never existed anywhere but on a page.

By Amina