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West African Culture in the US: How Film Keeps the Diaspora Connected

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Somewhere in the 1990s, “indie” stopped being a production category and became an aesthetic. What do you imagine…
About the Author
Oksana Michalchuk

Oksana Michalchuk

Content writer

Oksana Michalchuk writes about global television, film, and viewing culture, with a particular focus on diaspora audiences in the U.S. and Canada.

With over 7 years of experience and a background in linguistics, she has built a career writing across the technology and media sectors. This experience gives her a practical understanding of how distribution, infrastructure, and business decisions ultimately shape what audiences see on their screens.

Her writing for UVOtv focuses on the why behind viewing habits — the history, the migration patterns, the economics — and why free, legal access to global programming deserves more attention than it typically receives.

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