Acclaimed filmmaker, akosua adoma owusu speaks to television presenter, ama k abebrese on the new day show at tv3 studios on her save the rex cinema initiative in accra, ghana. Akosua adoma owusu born january 1, 1984 is a ghanaianamerican filmmaker, producer and cinematographer whose films and installation work address the collision of identities, where the african immigrant located in the united states has a triple consciousness. Akosua adoma owusu november 11december 11, 2010 dineo seshee bopape december 12, 2010january, 2011 latoya ruby frazier january 14february 12, 2011 cauleen smith february march, 2011 videostudio. Me broni ba is a lyrical portrait of hair salons in kumasi, ghana. Drexciya akosua adoma owusu indielisboa 2011 cinema emergente. Four of her films are part of the whitney american art museum collection. Intermittent delight by akosua adoma owusu freewaves. Drexciya me broni ba intermittent delight university of california, santa cruz triple consciousness.
Akosua adoma owusu born january 1, 1984 is a ghanaianamerican avantgarde filmmaker and producer whose films have screened worldwide in prestigious film festivals, museums, galleries, universities and microcinemas since 2005. Drexciya portrays an abandoned public swimming facility located in accra, ghana set on the riviera. Akosua adoma owusu born january 1, 1984 is a ghanaianamerican filmmaker, producer and cinematographer whose films and installation work have. Akosua adoma owusu is an awardwinning ghanaianamerican filmmaker. The camera looks at the dry maritime traces, the crabs skeletons, the used bricks and the garbage dragged by the wind. Its where your interests connect you with your people. Akosua adoma owusu akosua adoma owusu, beatriz leal. Akosua adoma owusu s films include reluctantly queer, afronauts, drexciya, my white baby. Drexciya is a ghanaian 2010 short documentary film, produced by obibini pictures and directed by akosua adoma owusu. Akosua adoma owusu director, cinematography, and producer. Online excerpt for the rencontres internationales parisberlinmadrid 2011 2012. The audiovisual production by akosua adoma owusu usa, 1984 is composed of experimental shorts and documentary films that give us a refined visual and narrative plot and soundtrack where akan myths and fables, kente fabrics, hairstyles, music and references to the afroamerican community mingle with details from the authors autobiography. Catalogue international film festival rotterdam 2011 by. 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.
She is adapting the chimamanda ngozi adichie story on monday of last week into a film. Inspired by afrofuturist myths propagated by the underground band drexciya, this documentary suggests that drexciya is a mythical underwater subcontinent populated by the unborn children of african women thrown overboard during the transatlantic slave trade. Nov 21, 2011 online excerpt for the rencontres internationales parisberlinmadrid 20112012. Biography born january 1, 1984, akosua adoma owusu is a ghanaianamerican filmmaker, producer and cinematographer whose films and installation work address the collision of identities, where the african immigrant located in the united states has a triple consciousness. Interpreting the notion of double consciousness coined by sociologist and civil rights activist w.
Based on a myth about an undersea continent as told in music by the detroit band drexciya. A portrait of an abandoned public swimming facility located in accra, ghana set on the riviera. Rencontres internationales paris berlin madrid 2012. Join us for the north american premiere screening of our lastest work welcome to the jungle 2020 at moma the museum of modern art documentary fortnight this saturday at 4. This short by akosua adoma owusu offers a spellbinding, semiautobiographical interpretation of a traditional ghanaian folktale in which the contemporary collides with the mythological in both. Intermittent delight by akosua adoma owusu duration. Since the 1970s, the riviera has fallen into a disheveled state. Imdbs advanced search allows you to run extremely powerful queries over all people and titles in the database. Over the past several years, owusu s work has garnered prolific.
Latest movies and tv shows with akosua adoma owusu imdb. The riviera at one time was an upscale development, consisting of luxury highrises and five star hotels. Often combing personal ethnography and cultural representations of beauty in her work, owusu transitions between avantgarde cinema, fine art, and afri. Haunting in akosua adoma owusu s short experimental films by nzingha kendall, black camera vol. Tumblr is a place to express yourself, discover yourself, and bond over the stuff you love. The tangled legacy of european colonialism in africa is evoked through images of. Organized by joshua siegel, curator, with stergios dinopoulos, 12month intern, department of film. Akosua adoma owusu film the artist and filmmaker akosua adoma owusu has released a film called drexciya, but dont get too excited as its not a documentary about them which some smart person should totally get onto making but a newly released 12 minute art film. A portrait of a dilapidated olympicsized pool in accra, ghana. Changing same presents the work of four artistsdineo seshee bopape, latoya ruby frazier, akosua adoma owusu and cauleen smithin a series of onemonth programs, each. Akosua adoma owusu is a ghanaianamerican filmmaker, producer and cinematographer whose films have screened worldwide in prestigious film festivals, museums, galleries, universities and microcinemas since 2005. Akosua adoma owusu is a ghanaianamerican filmmaker, producer and cinematographer whose films and installation work have screened worldwide in prestigious film festivals, museums, galleries, universities and microcinemas since 2005.
Once crowded the olympic swimming pool of the praia riviera club, in ghana, is now inhabited by desolation. Her films often address the collision of identities. Presentation by the filmmaker akosua adoma owusu and the programmer beatriz leal. Interpreting the notion of double consciousness, coined by sociologist and civil rights activist w. She studied film, media and art at the california institute of the arts and the university of virginia. A few weeks ago, our team had the honor and pleasure of connecting with transnational filmmaker and producer akosua adoma owusu. Owusu interprets du bois notion of double consciousness and creates a third. This short documentary was inspired by afrofuturist myths propagated by the underground detroitbased band drexciya. The primarily visual images are related to an experimental film tradition of observation. Du bois to define the experience of black americans negotiating selfhood in the face of. Cobo center marquee art akosua adoma owusu duration. Akosua adoma owusu 1984, usa is a ghanaianamerican avantgarde filmmaker and producer whose films have screened worldwide at prestigious film festivals, museums, galleries and universities since 2005. She has exhibited worldwide including berlinale, rotterdam, bfi london film festival, and the new york african film festival at the film society of lincoln center. Drexciya 2010 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more.
Named by indiewire as one of the six avantgarde female filmmakers who redefined cinema. The riviera at one time was an upscale development, consisting of. Akosua adoma owusu awarded the villa strauli residency for internationale kurzfilmtage winterthur october 16th, 2019 november 30th 2019 winterthur, switzerland. Intermittent delight by akosua adoma owusu youtube.
Du bois to define the experience of black americans negotiating a sense of selfhood in the. Premiere of simon rittmeiers drexciya 2012, a snippet from the colonial archive, and films by nikyatu jusu, kibwe tavares, barry jenkins, and akosua adoma owusu. Akosua adoma owusu on save the rex with tv3 youtube. Introduced by lynne sachs, akosua adoma owusu and mark street. The avantgarde artist works in ghana, the us, and in europe making films that reflect the genre of personal cinema. Mini bio 1 akosua adoma owusu born january 1, 1984 is a ghanaianamerican filmmaker, producer and cinematographer whose films and installation work address the collision of identities, where the african immigrant located in the united states has a triple consciousness.
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