Vol. 25 No. 44 (2025): World Cinemas of Resistance: Cinematic Worlds as Decolonial Practices

Edited by Daniele Rugo and Marco Benoît Carbone

This special issue maps a number of important decolonial film practices - understood as contexts historically subjected to cultural, political, and economic dominance - attempting to articulate the key theoretical elements for a decolonial film theory. Moving beyond the anti-colonial narratives of Third Cinema, it explores how contemporary films enact decoloniality by delinking from Western cinematic conventions, engaging in epistemic reconstruction, and interrogating the medium’s own colonial materiality. Through analyses of diverse contexts—including Palestine, Uruguay, Cameroon, and migrant Europe—the contributions demonstrate how these resistant cinemas challenge hegemonic forms, decenter the Western gaze, and imagine plural futures. The issue expands decolonial theory within film scholarship, positioning cinema as a vital practice for challenging the enduring coloniality of power, perception, and representation.