Sankofa (1993)

Directors

Haile Gerima

Cast

Kofi Ghanaba, Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah, Nick Medley

The story

The film opens with an elderly Divine Drummer, Sankofa (played by Kofi Ghanaba), playing Fontomfrom drums and chanting the phrase, "Lingering spirit of the dead, rise up." That is his form of communication with the ancestors of the African lands, specifically Ghana. His drumming is essential in drawing forth the spirit of his ancestors, who died during the Maafa back home. The story proceeds to show Mona (Oyafunmike Ogunlano), a contemporary African-American model, in a photo session on the coast of Ghana.

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