Ernest Kofi Abbeyquaye has been in the film-making business since the early 60s and before that had a childhood talent for telling stories. Continue reading “In conversation with film-maker legend Ernest Abbeyquaye”
Film Africa 2022 is from 28 October – 6 November and promises to be an exciting week of cinematic excellence. Click here to learn more. Check out some of my reviews from previous events. Continue reading “Film Africa”
Films made by Africans on the continent and in the Diaspora are on the up and events such as Film Africa are doing their best to showcase the wealth of talent and creativity out there. The following posts aim to put a spotlight on some of this talent. Continue reading “Film”
Africa Utopia welcomes Akala, Ozwald Boateng, Chineke! Orchestra, Noel Clarke, Nathalie Emmanuel, Bethann Hardison, Femi Kuti, Denise Lewis and many more to the London-based festival in Southbank. Continue reading “Africa Utopia”
Combine love, a bit of humour, 80s nostalgia and a pertinent social message about infrastructure underdevelopment and you get Keteke. Continue reading “Keteke – shaping Ghanaian film excellence”
Ghanaian-Romanian musician and film producer Emmanuel Owusu-Bonsu aka Wanlov the Kubolor is considering making a third instalment to his Ghanaian Pidgin-English musical ‘Coz Ov Moni’. Continue reading “Ghana’s afro-gypsy mulls over a third Pidgin-English musical”
Three years ago (in June 2014), I was on the verge of walking out of ‘Belle‘ – the second film by award-winning British-Ghanaian director Amma Asante. Continue reading “How important are facts when producing films on Black history?”
The burden of responsibility often placed on women whose children are born ‘imperfect’ in the eyes of society forced all of us watching Priscilla Anany’s film ‘ChildreN of the MountaiN’ to address some uncomfortable cultural truths still present in today’s modern world. Continue reading “Filmmaker explores the ‘burden’ of womanhood”
Should I be jubilating to learn that a total of three films made by Ghanaians and those from the diaspora will feature at the Film Africa festival in 2016? Continue reading “Film Africa 2016 and Ghana’s cinematic contributions”
Ghana-born actress and film producer Maame Adjei is off to South Africa to film the next season of her travel web series ‘Girl Going Places’.
Watching ‘The Chronicles of Odumkrom – The Headmaster’ – reminded me so much of my school days reading Shakespeare. Continue reading “The Chronicles of Odumkrom: All the drama of Shakespeare brewed in a Ghanaian pot”
The film ‘Stranded in Canton’ – part of the 2015 Film Africa festival – is a simple and yet complex story that explores the blurred lines between one man’s hopes, and dreams and stone-cold reality. Continue reading “A Film Africa review of ‘Stranded in Canton’”
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