Sankofa

Summary A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony. View more details

Sankofa

Directed : Haile Gerima

Written : Haile Gerima

Stars : Kofi Ghanaba Oyafunmike Ogunlano Alexandra Duah Nick Medley

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Genres : Drama

Release date : May 27, 1993

Countries of origin : United States Germany United Kingdom Ethiopia Ghana Burkina Faso

Language : English Akan

Production companies : Channel Four Films Diproci Ghana National Commission on Culture

Summary A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony. View more details

Details

Genres : Drama

Release date : May 27, 1993

Countries of origin : United States Germany United Kingdom Ethiopia Ghana Burkina Faso

Language : English Akan

Production companies : Channel Four Films Diproci Ghana National Commission on Culture

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