Riddle Riddle…What has two legs, four hands and a massive tailwind? Ghana has proclaimed a simple goal to position itself as a film and content hub as well as a shooting destination?… 🇬🇭 In a recent post, Marie Lorai-Mungai, the enabler of the 2021 Unesco report on – trends in the African film industry, – … More The Ghana film agenda and what you need to know…
Over the last couple of weeks, I have been asked – what is the cinema agenda that Ghana is embarking on? This is how it looks like broken into three: It is critical to get Ghanaians to love and go back into the cinemas to watch films as a great form of entertainment for the … More The Ghana cinema agenda and what is that?
The eagle and the fly both have their role to play… As the eagle goes about envisioning and working and building… it is the job of the fly to find the choosiest meat the eagle has found and to break it down… and so the work of the fly begins when it lands on the … More The Eagle and the Fly
A very valid question above. The National Film Authority of Ghana in partnership with Great Minds Group announced the Meta Cinema forum Africa. The first Cinema convention in Africa for Africa. In fact, the only cinema convention for Africa, period. Africa is the most underserved continent with over 1.3 billion people having less than 1700 … More THE STORY OF DAVID AND GOLIATH I GUESS!
Program is the order of things… for isn’t life a program?The sun rises and sets like clockwork – the creator must have programmed it so Your body knows when to breathe and eat and put out waste – the creator must have programmed it so The seasons know when to turn – the creator must … More Will the programmed ever reset the program?
FEAR is a natural human phenomenon, holding us back from the full experience of what we call life, in an illusive quest for safety; but when we open up ourselves to it and face it in all its terrifying forms, allowing it to pass through us without resistance… There we find that WHAT IS LEFT … More The Fear of fear
This weekend I learnt a very important lesson. After a very vibrant 3 hour church session, I set off to my home. The route was clear in my mind. My chosen place of worship is a very small community church at Dome, Praise power chapel. I don’t hope it stays small, but I do hope … More TAKING THE LONG ROAD
Storytelling is a very deep African cultural expression. Just pay attention to the market woman narrating an incident to a friend or a mother speaking to her kids or the abandon with which children express stories to each other, or the colorful visuals of our rituals and festivals. No surprise therefore that Africans were quick … More The cinema opportunity in Africa and why Ghana is the Cinema gateway to Africa
It is a warm day. I have just gone to pay for the gym, but walking beat it for me! So on my sneakers goes, as I discover this new suburb. Beautiful quint homes, with this and that design that sends my creative juices dripping… Ahh this tree is beautiful. I just stand there looking … More WHAT IF I WAS A BLACK MAN
I am now clear, that deliberate action is what has saved Ghana from disaster during this terrible COVID period! Getting into Ghana these days is a process guys… a deliberate process! Can’t say that I am all for it… it is annoying and cumbersome and the communication during the process is terrible and the airlines … More International travel and all you need to know when traveling to Ghana: Covid era
Juliet Yaa Asantewa Asante 