Directed by Akosua Adoma Owusu • 2016 • Ghana
Starring Kwame Edwin Otu
This epistolary short film invites us into the unsettled life of a young Ghanaian man struggling to reconcile his love for his mother with his queer identity amid the increased tensions incited by Ghana’s anti-LGBT politics. Focused on a letter filled with hesitation and uncertainty, RELUCTANTLY QUEER questions what it means to be queer for this man in this time and space.
Directed by Akosua Adoma Owusu • 2018 • United States
Starring Chinasa Ogbuagu, Peter Rini, Karyn Parsons
A story by acclaimed Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie provides the basis for this exploration of race, liberalism, and sexuality centered on an encounter between a Nigerian woman and...
Directed by Akosua Adoma Owusu • 2018 • United States
Starring Esosa E.
Inspired by Nollywood’s distinct reimaginings in the form of sequels, MAHOGANY TOO examines and revives Diana Ross’s iconic portrayal of Tracy Chambers in the 1975 cult classic MAHOGANY.
Directed by Akosua Adoma Owusu • 2019 • Germany
The starting point for this colorful film is a letter from scholar and activist W. E. B. Du Bois to the American embassy in Brazil. The fact that in 1927 it was impossible for African Americans to travel to Brazil reminds us of the inequality still...
