Sankofa
- 1993
- US/Germany/Ghana/Burkino Faso
- 125 min
- PG
- Directed by: Haile Gerima
- Cast: Kofi Ghanaba, Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah
Past and present clash when an African-American fashion model working on a photo shoot is transported back through time to become a slave at a sugar plantation. Abuse and resistance grow together in a magic-tinged drama that's sincere but simplistic in some of its themes.
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Sugar and Spice Sunday
4 Oct 2007
The 200th anniversary of the abolition of slavery in the UK will be celebrated with this free (ticketed) all day event which includes African drumming classes, cookery classes, musical interludes, talks and martial arts workshops. Film highlights…
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