Release Date
19 Feb, 2009
Runtime
00:22: (HH:MM)
Synopsis
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 discarded white baby dolls from the West. The film unfolds through a series of vignettes, set against a child's story of migrating from Ghana to the United States. The film uncovers the meaning behind the Akan term of endearment, me broni ba, which means “my white baby.”
Original Title
Me broni ba
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Actors
Oprah Winfrey
Crew
Akosua Adoma Owusu
Kevin Jerome Everson
Jean-Marie Téno
Elna Baker
Betzy Bromberg
Lee Anne Schmitt
