My White Baby (2009)
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.”
Director: Akosua Adoma Owusu
http://akosuaadoma.com/artwork/2956345-Me-Broni-Ba-My-White-Baby.html
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Haizel Adofo as (voice) |
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Oprah Winfrey as Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited) |
| Directing | Akosua Adoma Owusu | Director |
| Sound | Nathan Ruyle | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Dustin Thompson | Additional Photography |
| Editing | Akosua Adoma Owusu | Co-Editor |
| Crew | Kevin Jerome Everson | Thanks |
| Crew | Adele Horne | Thanks |
| Crew | Jean-Marie Téno | Thanks |
| Crew | Elna Baker | Thanks |
| Sound | Nathan Ruyle | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Akosua Adoma Owusu | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Caroline Key | Sound Recordist |
| Camera | Betzy Bromberg | Additional Photography |
| Editing | Romulo Alejandro | Editor |
| Crew | Lee Anne Schmitt | Thanks |
| Crew | Rebecca Baron | Thanks |
| Visual Effects | Christian Robinson | Animation |
| Crew | Betzy Bromberg | Thanks |
| Writing | Akosua Adoma Owusu | Writer |
| Writing | Adwoa Adu-Gyamfi | Story |
| Production | Akosua Adoma Owusu | Producer |
