Research and Creative Interests:
- between documentary and the avant-garde
- Afrosurrealism
- African American cinema
- Experimental Film
- Josephine Baker
- Seeing Whiteness
- Black film heritage and history
- Videographic Criticism
Francis’s work centers on innovators and adventurers in film during the early 20th century and the early 21st century.
Francis’s upcoming projects delve into Afrosurrealism and other forms of avant-garde expression.
Research Interests:
- race, gender, and difference in black media in the African diaspora; Caribbean film; experimental film and Afrosurrealism