Sankofa
1993•2h 4m•5.8•Released
DramaFantasyHistoryScience Fiction
On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past.
Director
Haile Gerima
Writer
Haile Gerima
Budget
$1M
Revenue
$3M
Languages
Akan, English
Studio
DIPROCI
Cast
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
Production
Company
DIPROCI
Company
Ghana National Commission on Culture
Company
Mypheduh Films
Company
Negod-Gwad Productions
Company
NDR
Company
WDR
Company
Film4 Productions
Producer
Haile Gerima
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