TIFF 25: The Eyes of Ghana dir. Ben Proudfoot

Oscar winner filmmaker Ben Proudfoot turns the objective eye of the camera on the powerful story of Chris Hesse. A man of the cloth, Hesse was once a filmmaker and cinematographer in his home country of Ghana. He was with Ghana’s first president, Kwarme Nkrumah, from his inauguration to the coup that removed him from…

ReelWorld Film Festival – Contract – Shirley Frimpong-Manso

The 2013 ReelWorld film festival kicks off in high gear with Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s lighthearted romantic comedy from Ghana, Contract. We first meet Peter (Hlomla Dandala), a successful businessman who loves the ladies, but enjoys his bachelorhood too much to ever give it up for the stresses of an actual relationship. Realizing that he wants to…