Sankofa (1993)
May 28, 1993Release Date
Sankofa (1993)
May 28, 1993Release Date





Plot.
Where to Watch.
Cast & Crew.

Kofi Ghanaba
Sankofa

Oyafunmike Ogunlano
Mona

Alexandra Duah
Nunu

Nick Medley
Joe

Mutabaruka
Shango

Afemo Omilami
Noble Ali

Reginald Carter
Father Raphael

Mzuri
Lucy

Jimmy Lee Savage
Mussa

Hasinatu Camara
Jumma

Jim Faircloth
James

Stanley Michelson
Mr. Lafayette

John A. Mason
Big Boy

Louise Reid
Esther

Roger Doctor
Nathan

Alditz McKenzie
Kuta

Chrispan Rigby
Photographer

Maxwell Parris
Baby Ngozi

Hossana Ghanaba
Linguist for Sankofa

Haile Gerima
Director / Writer / Producer / Editor

Henry Brown
Makeup Artist

Shirikiana Aina
Co-Producer

Ada Marie Babino
Line Producer

David J. White
Original Music Composer

Agustín Cubano
Director of Photography

Kerry Marshall
Production Design

Tracey White
Costume Design

Charles Nuckolls
Production Manager

Babeto Matthews
Assistant Director

Andrew Millington
Assistant Director
Media.



Details.
Release DateMay 28, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$2,691,899
Genres
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This Movie Is About.
Wiki.
Sankofa (Amharic: ሳንኮፋ) is a 1993 Ethiopian-produced drama film directed by Haile Gerima centered on the Atlantic slave trade. The storyline features Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Kofi Ghanaba, Mutabaruka, Alexandra Duah, and Afemo Omilami. The word Sankofa derives its meaning from the Ghanaian Akan language which means to "go back, look for, and gain wisdom, power and hope," according to Dr. Anna Julia Cooper. The word Sankofa stresses the importance of one not drifting too far away from one's past in order to progress in the future. In the film, Sankofa is depicted by a bird and the chants and drumming of a Divine Drummer. Gerima's film showed the importance of not having people of African descent drift far away from their African roots. Gerima used the journey of the character Mona to show how the African perception of identity included recognizing one's roots and "returning to one’s source" (Gerima).
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