This short by Akosua Adoma Owusu offers a spellbinding, semi-autobiographical interpretation of a traditional Ghanaian folktale in which the contemporary collides with the mythological in both content and form.

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Contemporary World Cinema

Kwaku Ananse

Akosua Adoma Owusu

Playing as part of To Repel Ghosts: Urban Tales from the African Continent

From the Focus Features Africa First series, Akosua Adoma Owusu offers Kwaku Ananse, a spellbinding, semi-autobiographical interpretation of a traditional Ghanaian folktale about coming to terms with multiple belongings, where the contemporary collides with the mythological in both content and form.

RASHA SALTI

Year
2013
Runtime
26 min
Language
Twi
Country
Mexico, United States
Principal Cast
Koo Nimo, Jojo Abot, Grace Omaboe, Karim Adam
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Screenings

Thu Sep 05

Jackman Hall

Regular
Fri Sep 06

TIFF Bell Lightbox 5

P & I
Sat Sep 07

Jackman Hall

Regular