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1. Court-circuit (2001– )
90 min
Stars: Christine Diensberg, Sophie Tavert, Sonja Szylowicki, Aurel Bantzer
Votes: 24
2. Good Hair (2009)
PG-13 | 96 min | Documentary, Comedy
Chris Rock explores the wonders of African-American hairstyles.
Director: Jeff Stilson | Stars: Chris Rock, Maya Angelou, Al Sharpton, Tanya Crumel
Votes: 6,219 | Gross: $4.16M
3. Reluctantly Queer (2016)
8 min | Short
This epistolary short film invites us into the unsettling life of a young Ghanaian man struggling to reconcile his love for his mother with his love for same-sex desire.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Star: Kwame Edwin Otu
Votes: 80
4. Kwaku Ananse (2013)
26 min | Short, Drama
The traditional West African fable of Kwaku Ananse is combined with the story of a young outsider named Nyan Koronhwea attending her estranged father's funeral. Nyan's father led two ... See full summary »
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Stars: Jojo Abot, Koo Nimo, Grace Omaboe, Karim Adam
Votes: 58
5. Afronauts (2014)
14 min | Short, Drama, History
16th July 1969: America prepares to launch Apollo 11. Thousands of kilometers away, a ragtag group of Zambian exiles is trying to beat America to the Moon.
Director: Nuotama Bodomo | Stars: Diandra Forrest, Yolonda Ross, Hoji Fortuna, Chester Algernal Gordon
Votes: 207
6. Me broni ba (2009)
22 min | Short
Me Broni Ba is a lyrical portrait of hair salons in Kumasi, Ghana. The tangled legacy of European colonialism in Africa is evoked through images of women practicing hair braiding on ... See full summary »
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Votes: 79
7. Intermittent Delight (2007)
5 min | Short
Intermittent Delight juxtaposes close-ups of batik textiles, fashion and design from the 1950s and 1960s, images of men weaving and women sewing in Ghana, and fragments of a Westinghouse ... See full summary »
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Votes: 46
8. On Monday of Last Week (2018)
14 min | Short, Drama
On Monday of Last Week follows Kamara, a Nigerian woman, on her journey to self-realization. When Tracy, an artist, finally emerges from her studio one afternoon, Kamara, her son's nanny, is inspired to become Tracy's muse.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Stars: Karyn Parsons, Peter Rini, Chinasa Ogbuagu, Jill Shackner
Votes: 27
9. Bus Nut (2015)
7 min | Short, History
Bus Nut re-articulates the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, a political and social protest against US racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery Alabama and its relationship to an educational video on school bus safety.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Star: MaameYaa Boafo
Votes: 26
10. Split Ends, I Feel Wonderful (2012)
5 min | Short, History
A unique exploration of fashion and hairstyles in the 1970s using found footage as the subject matter.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Votes: 73
11. Tea 4 Two (2006)
2 min | Short
Beautiful Chrissy plays with Miss Mary Mack.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Stars: Sechita McNair, Lexie Yalj
Votes: 33
12. Pelourinho: They Don't Really Care About Us (2019)
9 min | Documentary, Short
Freely inspired by a letter from W.E.B. Du Bois to the U.S. Embassy of Brazil in 1927 concerning attitudes and discrimination towards Black American travelers.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Stars: Lais Machado, Augusto Soledade
Votes: 59
13. White Afro (2019)
6 min | Short
White Afro employs an archival instructional video on how to offer curly perms or body waving services to their white clientele, ostensibly for financial gain.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Star: Nana Saah Adwubi Kete
Votes: 142
14. Mahogany Too (2018)
3 min | Short
Inspired by Nollywood's distinct re-imagining in the form of sequels, Mahogany Too, interprets the 1975 cult classic, Mahogany, a fashion-infused romantic drama. Starring Nigerian actress ... See full summary »
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Star: Esosa E.
Votes: 32
15. Boyant (2008)
5 min | Short
Michael Jordan learns how to swim.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Star: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Votes: 18
16. Ajube Kete (2005)
6 min | Short, Drama
Part documentary, part fiction, Ajube Kete is positioned as a day in the life of a West African girl. Filmed in the village of Kumasi, Ghana the story follows a young girl as she works on ... See full summary »
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu | Stars: Ama Brago, Emelia Adwoa Odame
Votes: 28
17. Drexciya (2010)
12 min | Documentary, Short, History
A portrait of a dilapidated Olympic-sized pool in Accra, Ghana.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Votes: 38
18. Save the Rex (2021)
1 min | Short, Drama
A Ghanaian-American filmmaker who, while in Ghana to receive an African Movie Academy Award, is inspired to launch a Kickstarter campaign to refurbish the Rex Theater one of the oldest cinema houses in West Africa.
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu
19. Short Talks (2008– )
Talk-Show
Way back in 2008 filmmaker Dan Haag (credited as Daniel Pook) started his series of annual interview collages with directors, actors and producers of short films at the Berlin International... See full summary »
Stars: Kazik Radwanski, Paul Negoescu, Daniel Montgomery, Raphael Keric
20. I'm a Comedian (2019)
7 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
A comedic documentary about Ross Belsky, a comedian from Queens. He's a comedian.
Director: Brett Puglisi | Stars: Ross Belsky, Jessica Brodkin, John Gaalli, Screech Munro
21.
Court-circuit (2001– )
Episode:
Rotterdam, New York, Dakar
(2022)
Directors: Akosua Adoma Owusu, Esther Rots | Stars: Christine Diensberg, Vanja Kaludjercic, Akosua Adoma Owusu, Selly Raby Kane
22.
Short Talks (2008– )
Episode:
Berlinale 2013
(2014)
8 min | Talk-Show
Director: Dan Haag | Stars: Ulu Braun, Cylixe, Clément Decaudin, Merlin Flügel