{"product_id":"9781839029592","title":"Soleil Ô","description":"\u003ch3\u003eBFI Film Classics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eSoleil Ô\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNoah Tsika\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerforming Arts \/ Film \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMed Hondo's debut feature, \u003ci\u003eSoleil Ô\u003c\/i\u003e (1970), follows an unnamed African immigrant as he travels to Paris in search of work and a better life. Instead, he faces unemployment, exploitation and a deep sense of isolation from French society. Told through a non-linear structure and blending surrealist and satirical elements, the film is a searing critique of racism and the broader legacies of colonialism.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNoah Tsika's study situates \u003ci\u003eSoleil Ô\u003c\/i\u003e within its historical and political contexts, as well as within Hondo's broader career and lifelong commitment to anti-colonial principles. He considers the film's depiction of the modern exilic experience as a cinematic response to anti-immigrant rhetoric and nativist sentiment in France. Tsika also traces the film's lengthy five-year production, examining Hondo's guerrilla film-making tactics through which he staged scripted scenes on the teeming streets of Paris and captured the immediate reactions of perplexed passers-by.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn doing so, Tsika suggests that by using the devices of documentary to tell a fictional story, and the devices of fiction to document a precise, seismic moment in world history, \u003ci\u003eSoleil Ô\u003c\/i\u003e daringly extends the techniques of film-makers such as Paulin Soumanou Vieyra and Ousmane Sembene into narrative, thematic and political terrain not previously encountered in African cinemas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eNoah Tsika \u003c\/b\u003eis Professor of Film and Media Studies at Queens College and the Graduate Center, CUNY, USA. His books include \u003ci\u003eNollywood Stars: Media and Migration in West Africa and the Diaspora\u003c\/i\u003e (2015), \u003ci\u003eTraumatic Imprints: Cinema, Military Psychiatry, and the Aftermath of War\u003c\/i\u003e (2018), \u003ci\u003eScreening the Police: Film and Law Enforcement in the United States\u003c\/i\u003e (2021), \u003ci\u003eCinematic Independence: Constructing the Big Screen in Nigeria\u003c\/i\u003e (2022) and African Media in an \u003ci\u003eAge of Extraction: Nollywood Geographies\u003c\/i\u003e (2025). He has published widely on the representational, infrastructural and corporate relationships between Hollywood and Nollywood.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e03 September 2026\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBloomsbury Academic\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eBritish Film Institute\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9781839029592\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePaperback softback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e112\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e6.24\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51965833085068,"sku":"9781839029592","price":16.16,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/getimage_52825077-94ec-4b5d-9927-3ae2bbb5f9f5.jpg?v=1786071334","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9781839029592","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}