Sankofa (1993)
May 28, 1993Release Date
Sankofa (1993)
May 28, 1993Release Date
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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
Ada Marie Babino
Line Producer
Babeto Matthews
Assistant Director
Agustín Cubano
Director of Photography
Charles Nuckolls
Production Manager
Tracey White
Costume Design
Shirikiana Aina
Co-Producer
David J. White
Original Music Composer
Kerry Marshall
Production Design
Andrew Millington
Assistant Director
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 28, 1993
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 4m
Budget$1,000,000
Box Office$2,691,899
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This Movie Is About.
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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).