Ama
A golden floppy disk becomes a prophetic device through which a young Ghanaian girl living in England, Ama, rediscovers her African identity. She learns its contents at the office where her mother cleans. The disk, through magic realism and by way of ancestors, warns her of the dangers of forgetting one's heritage.
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Ama
- Overview
- Cast
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Status
Released
Release Date
Sep 6, 1991
Runtime
1h 40m
Genres
Drama
Original Title
Ama
Production Companies
Efiri Tete Films, Channel 4 Television
Director
Nii Kwate Owoo
Description
A golden floppy disk becomes a prophetic device through which a young Ghanaian girl living in England, Ama, rediscovers her African identity. She learns its contents at the office where her mother cleans. The disk, through magic realism and by way of ancestors, warns her of the dangers of forgetting one's heritage.