ABSTRACT
In opposition to standardized production modes, Flora Gomes represents singularity, and his films bear authorial marks that identify his style, not only because they assert his originality but also because they situate his path within a context of socially expressed relations. Flora Gomes's authorship bears the traces his middle-school studies in Escola Piloto, on the southern border of Portuguese Guiney and at the Instituto Cubano de Artes e Industria Cinematografica. In African film, many directors combine the tasks of producer, screenwriter, musician, photographer, choreographer, and even actor. Flora Gomes, for instance, has written his films’ scripts, prepared his actors, written lyrics for the musical comedy Nha fala, and even acted in the film Mortu nega. African film has been increasingly preoccupied with the development of screenplay and mise en scene, exploring parody, satire, intertextuality, and the deconstruction of consolidated ideas.
