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Sankofa
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- Physical
- Summary
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A story about the transformation of a self-possessed African-American woman sent on a spiritual journey in time to experience the pain of slavery and the discovery of her African identity.
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- Creator
- Negod-Gwad Productions presents ; in co-production with the Ghana National Commission on Culture, Diproci of Burkina Faso, NDR/WDR Television in association with Channel 4 ; a film by Haile Gerima ; writer, director, editor, Haile Gerima ; produced by Haile Gerima
- Format
- Videos, Slides, Films
- Languages
- English, Undetermined
- Contributors
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- Gerima, Haile, film director, film producer, screenwriter, editor of moving image work
- Ghanaba, Kofi, 1923-2008, actor
- Ogunlano, Oyafunmike, actor
- Duah, Alexandra, actor
- Medley, Nick, actor
- Mutabaruka, 1952- actor
- Omilami, Afemo, 1950- actor
- Carter, Reginald, -1995, actor
- Mzuri, actor
- Cubano, Agustin, director of photography
- White, David J. (Composer), composer
- Negod-Gwad Productions
- Ghana. National Commission on Culture
- Diproci of Burkina Faso (Firm)
- Norddeutscher Rundfunk
- Westdeutscher Rundfunk
- Channel Four Films (Firm)
- Mypheduh Films
- Publication
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- Standard format
- Washington, D.C. : Mypheduh Films, [2003]
- Physical Details
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- 1 videodisc (125 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
- digital optical
- video file DVD video
- OCLC
- ocm56516431
- Credits
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- Kofi Ghanaba, Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah, Nick Medley, Mutabaruka, Afemo Omilami, Reginald Carter, Mzuri
- Director of photography, Agustin Cubano ; music, David J. White
- Originally produced as a motion picture in 1993.
- DVD.
- In English, and other languages with English subtitles.