Hope Is of a Different Color: From the Global South to the Lodz Film School Lipska Magda
The history of film students from the Global South who studied in Poland during the Cold War.As Poland's second-largest city, Ldź was a hub for international students who studied in Poland from the…
Specifikacia Hope Is of a Different Color: From the Global South to the Lodz Film School Lipska Magda
The history of film students from the Global South who studied in Poland during the Cold War.As Poland's second-largest city, Ldź was a hub for international students who studied in Poland from the mid-1960s to 1989. The Ldź Film School, a member of CILECT since 1955, was a favored destination, with students from Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East accounting for one-third of its international student body. Despite the school's international reputation, the experience of its filmmakers from the Global South is little known beyond Poland.Hope Is of a Different Color addresses the history of student exchanges between the Global South and the Polish People's Republic during the Cold War. It sheds light on the experiences and careers of a generation of young filmmakers at Ldź, many of whom went on to achieve success as artists in their home