YAA
Genre
Thriller
Running time
20 minutes
Year
2022
Language
Twi
Subtitle
English
Country
Ghana and France
Director
Amartei Armar
Bio
Producer
Sébastien Hussenot, Yemoh Ike
Cast
Akosua Kekeli, Nelly Bilson, Grace Omaobe, Dorothy Adobea Tantoh, Osei Korankye
Scriptwriter
Amartei Armar
Three Ghanaian women wake up in a strange land. Each is from a different generation, their experiences reflecting three defining moments in their country’s history, but their souls are connected through space, time, and ancestral heritage. As each woman discovers where she is, seeks to find meaning in both that of her own life and that of their young nation, and asks what the future might hold, one thing is very clear: hope must prevail.
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