Home is where the jollof rice is. If you don’t believe that, ask 25-year-old Ghanaian filmmaker Patience Adisenu. Born in Accra, Patience holds a BFA Television Production and has a passion for sports.
For her, the food is one of the best things about Africa, and what gets her fired up about the continent’s creative industry is the culture and heritage.
Her favourite films are Searching for Sugar Man, The Usual Suspects, Love Brewed in the African and Kukurantumi-Road to Accra. Love Brewed in the African also happens to be the first film she ever saw.
Armed with a BFA in Film and Television, 26-year old Henry Denkirya from Ghana is a filmmaker with a passion for photography.
Born in Accra, Henry’s favourite TV shows include The Johnsons andProfessor John Bull, and his favourite films are The Wedding Party and The Roots. He also admires the acting abilities of Nigerian actors Jim Iyke, Mike Ezuruonye, Kenneth Okonkwo, Richard Mofe-Damijo, and Ghana’s Majid Michel. He is also a fan of American actor Denzel Washington.
If you love fufu with palm nut soup, then you have found a friend in 26-year-old videographer, photographer and graphic designer Edmund Asamoah. Born in Accra, Ghana, Edmund holds a BA in Communication Design and Multimedia.
As a lover of technology, it’s no wonder that his favourite place in the world is China. It is however Africa’s richness of culture that Edmund loves the most about the continent. His favourite place in the world is also in Africa - at the Cape Coast in Southern Ghana.
Dumevi Irene Yaamoakoa, who goes by the name Irene, is a 25-year-old television director and holds a diploma in Television Production. Born in Accra, Ghana, what gets Irene fired up about the African creative industry is its eagerness to make an impact in the global film and television world.
“I believe in the next ten years, African creatives would be competing strongly with our global counterparts in terms of financing, skills, technology, acting etc.,” says Irene.
