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Market Screening: The Eyes of Ghana
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Market Screening: The Eyes of Ghana

Market Screening: The Eyes of Ghana

Ben Proudfoot
United States, United Kingdom, Ghana
2025
90 min
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Synopsis

From Oscar®-winning director Ben Proudfoot, THE EYES OF GHANA is a stunning feature documentary following 93-year-old documentarian Chris Hesse—personal cinematographer to forgotten African icon Kwame Nkrumah—as he races against blindness and time to rescue and repatriate a secret trove of over 1,000 films that captured the birth of African independence in the fifties and sixties. Yet unseen by the public, these films may not only rewrite Ghanaian and African history—but world history itself.  

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Tickets & Times
Tue, november 18
Market Screening, Passholders only
15:30 – 17:30
Pathé City 3
Credits
90 min
color
DCP
Spoken languages: English
Director
    Ben Proudfoot
    Ben Proudfoot
Production
    Nana Frimpong for Breakwater Studios,
    Ben Proudfoot for Breakwater Studios,
    Anita Afonu,
    Moses Bwayo,
    Brandon Somerhalder,
    Ethan Lewis for Higher Ground,
    Vinnie Malhotra
    Nana Frimpong for Breakwater Studios,
    Ben Proudfoot for Breakwater Studios,
    Anita Afonu,
    Moses Bwayo,
    Brandon Somerhalder,
    Ethan Lewis for Higher Ground,
    Vinnie Malhotra
Executive producer
    Barack and Michelle Obama for Higher Ground Entertainment
    Barack and Michelle Obama for Higher Ground Entertainment
Cinematography
    Brandon Somerhalder
    Brandon Somerhalder
Editing
    Monica Salazar
    Monica Salazar
Sound
    Jack Sobo
    Jack Sobo
Sound Design
    Sean Higgins
    Sean Higgins
Music
    Kris Bowers
    Kris Bowers
World Sales
    Nana Frimpong for Breakwater Studios
    Nana Frimpong for Breakwater Studios
Screening copy
    Laura Carlson for Breakwater Studios
    Laura Carlson for Breakwater Studios