My White Baby
Release Date: 2009-02-19
Runtime: 22 min
Genre(s): documentary
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Producer(s): Akosua Adoma Owusu
Production Country: Ghana
Original Language: Akan
Overview:
Me Broni Ba is a lyrical portrait of hair salons in Kumasi, Ghana. The tangled legacy of European colonialism in Africa is evoked through images of women practicing hair braiding on discarded white baby dolls from the West. The film unfolds through a series of vignettes, set against a child’s story of migrating from Ghana to the United States. The film uncovers the meaning behind the Akan term of endearment, me broni ba, which means “my white baby.”
Cast:
Crew:
Akosua Adoma Owusu (Director), Akosua Adoma Owusu (Director of Photography), Romulo Alejandro (Editor), Akosua Adoma Owusu (Co-Editor), Caroline Key (Sound Recordist), Nathan Ruyle (Sound Re-Recording Mixer), Nathan Ruyle (Sound Designer), Betzy Bromberg (Additional Photography), Dustin Thompson (Additional Photography), Christian Robinson (Animation), Elna Baker (Thanks), Rebecca Baron (Thanks), Betzy Bromberg (Thanks), Kevin Jerome Everson (Thanks), Adele Horne (Thanks), Lee Anne Schmitt (Thanks), Jean-Marie Téno (Thanks), Akosua Adoma Owusu (Writer), Adwoa Adu-Gyamfi (Story), Akosua Adoma Owusu (Producer)