Nii Kwate Owoo, Ghana, 1970
SYNOPSIS:
In 1970, young Ghanaian filmmaker Nii Kwate Owoo was granted access to film for a day inside the storage rooms of the British Museum in London, where tens of thousands of ancient African artworks were hidden from public view. Through this act of visual and physical reclamation, captured by his eye, hand, and camera, Owoo creates a powerful manifesto against the deceptive practices of European museums and calls for the restitution of African art to its rightful home.
BIOFILMOGRAPHY:
Nii Kwate Owoo is a Ghanaian screenwriter, producer, and filmmaker. His notable works include:
• Kwesi Owusu, Ouaga: African Cinema Now (1988),
• Ama: An African Voyage of Discovery (1991),
• Women of Substance (2002).
In 1978, he founded the Media Research Unit at the Institute of African Studies, University of Ghana, where he served as director until his retirement in 2004