Draft:Fourth Cinema

Fourth Cinema is a filmmaking movement which focuses on colonization from the Indigenous perspective. The term fourth cinema was first coined by Maori filmmaker Barry Barclay in 2002, and served to differentiate indigenous minority cinema from that of First, Second, and Third cinema movements. Similar to the Third Cinema movement, it denounces neocolonialism and Hollywood studio system which uses cinema primarily as a means for profit.

History
The Fourth Cinema movement emerged in the early 2000's, when its existence was first asserted by Barry Barclay. The concept of a Fourth-world cinema emerged primarily out of Barclay's idea of a "national orthodoxy", which referred to, "the perspective to which first peoples are subject in settler societies,". This refers to narratives which are often asserted in western media, and that portray indigenous peoples as savage, uncultured victims.

Goals
The goal of in establishing a fourth cinema movement was to empower Indigenous filmmakers to and to "privilege the indigenous gaze and the indigenous audience." The movement is distinct from First and Third cinema movements, and focuses only on Indigenous narratives.

It aims to reframe the colonial narratives which are often presented in First Cinema films, and to focus on differences between cultures in a productive manner which allows for greater representation of Indigenous culture, as opposed to presenting cultural differences as flaws as in some western media

According to Barry Barclay, Fourth Cinema can be described as, "A minority being confident enough to talk in its own voice about whatever it chooses and as it does so, having a feeling that the talk will be of interest to others who wish to drop in,". The movement is designed and intended to be a safe space for filmmakers to preserve and protect Indigenous narratives, especially those that come from lived experiences. Although Fourth Cinema has enjoyed box office success, box office and global recognition are not the goals of the movement. The most important audience for fourth cinema are the indigenous communities that the films represent, and the conservation of the Indigenous experience and culture.