Sankofa

Sankofa

124 mins | Drama | May 28, 1993

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.

Sankofa

124 mins | Drama | May 28, 1993

Sankofa
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.
IMDb rating 7.0
Producers Westdeutscher Rundfunk, Channel Four Films, NDR, Mypheduh Films, Diproci, Negod-Gwad Productions, Ghana National Commission on Culture
Original title Sankofa
Directors Babeto Matthews, Andrew Millington, Haile Gerima
Writers Haile Gerima

Cast

Kofi Ghanaba

as Sankofa

Alexandra Duah

as Nunu

Nick Medley

as Joe

Mutabaruka

as Shango

Afemo Omilami

as Noble Ali

Reginald Carter

as Father Raphael

Mzuri

as Lucy

Jimmy Lee Savage

as Mussa

Hasinatu Camara

as Jumma

Jim Faircloth

as James

Stanley Michelson

as Mr. Lafayette

John A. Mason

as Big Boy

Louise Reid

as Esther

Roger Doctor

as Nathan

Alditz McKenzie

as Kuta

Chrispan Rigby

as Photographer

Maxwell Parris

as Baby Ngozi

Hossana Ghanaba

as Linguist for Sankofa