Ama - 1991

Ama 1991 Directed by Nii Kwate Owoo , Kwesi Owusu

A golden floppy disk becomes a prophetic device through which a young Ghanaian girl living in England, Ama, rediscovers her African identity. She learns its contents at the office where her mother cleans. The disk, through magic realism and by way of ancestors, warns her of the dangers of forgetting one's heritage.

Countries United Kingdom , USA

Production Countries Ghana , United Kingdom

Language English

Spoken Language English

Gnere Drama

Production Companies Channel 4 Television , Efiri Tete Films

Release Date 6 September 1991

100 mins

Cast

Thomas Baptiste Babs

Anima Misa Corri

Roger Griffiths Joe

Joy Elias-Rilwan Araba

Georgina Ackerman Ama

Gary Marius Paul

Verona Marshall Joyce

Eddie Tagoe Brother Josh

Evans Oma Hunter

Alexandra Duah

Crew

Directors

Nii Kwate Owoo

Kwesi Owusu

Writer

Kwesi Owusu

Producers

Kwesi Owusu

Nii Kwate Owoo

Editor

Justin Krish