Kwaku Ananse (film)

Kwaku Ananse is a 2013 short film produced and directed by Akosua Adoma Owusu. It is an intensely personal project which draws upon the rich mythology of Ghana. The short film combines semi-autobiographical elements with the tale of Kwaku Ananse, a trickster in West African stories who appears as both spider and man. Ananse teaches us that there are two sides to everything and everyone. The fable of Kwaku Ananse is combined with the story of a young outsider named Nyan Koronhwea attending her estranged father's funeral. At the funeral, she retreats to the woods in search for her father.

Kwaku Ananse was screened at the Berlin International Film Festival and won the Best Short Film award at the 9th Africa Movie Academy Awards.[1][2][3] The film starred Koo Nimo and Grace Omaboe[2]

References

  1. ↑ "Akosua rides high in the short film circuit". atqnews.com. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Kwaku Ananse Film by Akosua Adoma Owusu". 2dots.co. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  3. ↑ "Ghanaian-American Short Film ‘Kwaku Ananse’ to compete at the Berlin Film Festival". afripopmag.com. Archived from the original on July 27, 2014. Retrieved 4 August 2014.

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