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Jean-Pierre Bekolo’s ‘mockumentary’ film Le président (2013) exposes the dangers of a single story and absolute political rule by presidents-for-life. He not only mimics but also mocks the ‘visible evidence’ thesis of the documentary film genre and blurs the boundaries between fact and fiction. Bekolo’s film opts for multiple voices to entice political dissent and believes in the power of art to imagine liveable African futures.
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