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Sankofa (1993)

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Film details

Featuring

Kofi Ghanaba Olufunmike Ogunlano Alexandra Duah
Countries

Germany Ghana Burkina Faso (Upper Volta) USA
Year

1993
Genre

Drama
Type

Film
Category

Fiction

Synopsis

Mona is a black model doing a photo-shoot in an old fort in Ghana, her land of origin. She is fascinated by the atmosphere of the fort which used to house thousands of the slaves which were shipped from Africa. The spirit of a former slave possesses her and she becomes Shola, a slave and maid on a plantation in the Americas. When Mona emerges from the dungeon, she has undergone an experience which has changed her outlook on life.

Cast & Credits

Cast
- - Sankofa, the Divine Drummer
    
    Kofi Ghanaba
  - Mona/Shola
    
    Ogunlano, Oyafunmike
  - Nunu
    
    Alexandra Duah
  - Joe
    
    Nick Medley
  - Shango
    
    Mutabaruka
  - Father Raphael
    
    Reginald Carter
  - Lucy
    
    Mzuri
  - Mussa
    
    Jimmy Lee Savage
  - James
    
    Jim Faircloth
  - Noble Ali
    
    Afemo Omilami
Credits
- Unknown:
  - Director
    
    Hailé Gerima
  - Production Company
    
    Ngod Gward Productions
  - In co-production with
    
    Ghana National Commssion On Culture
  - In co-production with
    
    DiProCi
  - In co-production with
    
    NDR - Norddeutscher Rundfunk
  - In co-production with
    
    WDR - Westdeutscher Rundfunk
  - In association with
    
    Channel Four
  - Producer
    
    Hailé Gerima
  - Co-producer
    
    Shirikiana Aina
  - Line Producer
    
    Ada Marie Babino
  - Production Manager
    
    Charles Nuckolls
  - Production Co-ordinator
    
    Carmen Franczyk
  - Screenplay
    
    Hailé Gerima
  - Author of the Original Work
    
    Hailé Gerima
  - Photography
    
    Augustin Cubano
  - Editor
    
    Hailé Gerima
  - Production Designer
    
    Kerry Marshall
  - Costume Designer
    
    Tracey White
  - Make-up Artist
    
    Henry Brown
  - Music
    
    David J. White
  - Sound Re-recording Mixer
    
    Don White

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