Posted: April 6th, 2015

Film information: (e.g. director, starring actors, production company, film release date and country, musical score, etc.) Is the director or writer(s) known for work in a particular genre? Who owns/runs the production company?

Film information: (e.g. director, starring actors, production company, film release date and country, musical score, etc.) Is the director or writer(s) known for work in a particular genre? Who owns/runs the production company?

In ONE sentence, summarize the story (i.e. social/political/economic argument) of the film:

Who are the principle characters in this film?  To which socioeconomic classes do they belong?  To which ethnoracial categories do they belong?  How are their race, class and/or gender statuses evidenced in the film?

CONTEXT:  Describe the temporal as well as social, political, and economic conditions of the nation/colony and its peoples as depicted in the film. Who or What institutions or people have power?  Highlight specific scenes and/or dialogue to support your answers.

What is the fate of the principal characters (protagonists, antagonists) in the film?  What do these outcomes further tell us about their society and the topic of the film? In cases of revolution, was mass movement inevitable?