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Why not just say movie posters from Ghana? What is connection between these and the concept of African, I wonder?

Anyway, I'm Ghanaian, and you can AMA. There's a lot of such art, many on walls of the erstwhile movie houses. Most of them are very realistic and collectible, but I guess only the garish ones command attention and so are easier to make into a story.

As a kid I once watched an artist paint one of these on a wall in a few hours, was very cool.



Are there any Ghana-made movies or shows you would recommend?


Contemporary:

- Beasts of No Nation (film, shot in Ghana, starring Idris Elba, on Netflix)

- Gold Coast Lounge (afro-noir Black/White film, on Netflix/Amazon)

- Burial of Kojo (movie, on Netflix)

- Azali (movie, on Netflix)

Classic:

- Deadly voyage (1996 TV film starring Omar Epps, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fQiaTWT_YYI)

- Heritage Africa (movie, 1989, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xg4UrYJKA_Y)

- Love brewed in an African pot (movie, 1980, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nRze5uaNpVw)

- Things we do for love (early 2000s TV series, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1sQd4BV0lI)


There's a weird way of engaging with cinema from a few African countries that requires wrapping yourself in irony before you enjoy them.


There are some Ghanaian movies trending right now on streaming. And part of the marketing is that Ghana produces way more per capita than Nigeria.


Are you talking about movies per capita or general production per capita?


I’m sure it’s movies.




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