Sankofa
1993 | 124m | English
Popularity: 3 (history)
| Director: | Haile Gerima |
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| Writer: | Haile Gerima |
| Staring: |
| On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past. | |
| Release Date: | May 28, 1993 |
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| Director: | Haile Gerima |
| Writer: | Haile Gerima |
| Genres: | Fantasy, Science Fiction, Drama, History |
| Keywords | africa, slavery, freedom |
| Production Companies | WDR, Film4 Productions, NDR, Mypheduh Films, DIPROCI, Negod-Gwad Productions, Ghana National Commission on Culture |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $2,691,899
Budget: $1,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 03, 2024 Entered: Apr 28, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Kofi Ghanaba | Sankofa |
| Oyafunmike Ogunlano | Mona |
| Alexandra Duah | Nunu |
| Nick Medley | Joe |
| Mutabaruka | Shango |
| Afemo Omilami | Noble Ali |
| Reginald Carter | Father Raphael |
| Mzuri | Lucy |
| Jimmy Lee Savage | Mussa |
| Hasinatu Camara | Jumma |
| Jim Faircloth | James |
| Stanley Michelson | Mr. Lafayette |
| John A. Mason | Big Boy |
| Louise Reid | Esther |
| Roger Doctor | Nathan |
| Alditz McKenzie | Kuta |
| Chrispan Rigby | Photographer |
| Maxwell Parris | Baby Ngozi |
| Hossana Ghanaba | Linguist for Sankofa |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Haile Gerima | Writer, Director, Editor |
| David J. White | Original Music Composer |
| Agustín Cubano | Director of Photography |
| Kerry Marshall | Production Design |
| Tracey White | Costume Design |
| Charles Nuckolls | Production Manager |
| Andrew Millington | Assistant Director |
| Henry Brown | Makeup Artist |
| Ada Marie Babino | Line Producer |
| Babeto Matthews | Assistant Director |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Haile Gerima | Producer |
| Shirikiana Aina | Co-Producer |
| Organization | Category | Person |
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Popularity History
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| 2024 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 1 |
| 2024 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 3 |
| 2024 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 1 |
| 2024 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
| 2024 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2024 | 10 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| 2025 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
| 2025 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| 2025 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2025 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 2025 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 2025 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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