06/15/2022
I’m watching a movie on Netflix called, “Sankofa (1993)”, it’s an “Akan” word and it means, “it is not taboo to fetch what is at risk of being left behind.”). It’s a story about an African American woman, Mona, played by Oyafunmike Ogunlano who traveled to Cape coast, Ghana for a photo shoot and ended up meeting the “Sankofa” twice at the castle (Elmina) but later got send back in time during the slavery era at a Southern plantation, where she experienced the horror of being a slave.
It’s a fantasy story with the backdrop of historical events. The story is great for people who are into educational movies. According to Washigtonian.com, “it’s a restored version of DC based film maker, Haile Gerima. According to reports, American film maker Ava DuVernay ‘s independent film company called “ARRAY” is the reason why the movie is now available on the platform.
Starring Kofi Ghanaba, Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah.
Source: https://www.events.sankofa.com/events/sankofa-the-movie-will-be-available-on-netflix-starting-september-24th
The Liberian version of this movie called, “Providence (2017)”, a story about the “Return of Freed Blacks” back to Africa, LIBERIA and their descendants they left behind.
The film was produced by Dr Clarice Kula Ford and directed by Roger Bobb and our Vice President Jay U Boye worked on the project.
The movie has yet to be released to the public, however, it is still being premiere at private events in LIBERIA.
Starring Vivica A Fox, Lisa Wu, Demetria McKinney, Siaka Massaquoi, Josephus Tolbert,
Van Vicker, Shoanna Cachelle, Eddie Watson, Juliet Ibrahim, Korto Davis, Musulyn Myers aka Sweetz, some American actors, etc…
Note: We na know when the producer will release it to the general public.
Source:
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt6060392/
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