My White Baby

My White Baby (2009)

Released: 2009-02-19 Duration: 22min
Genres: Documentary
Rating 9.0
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Overview

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.”

Production Companies

Obibini Pictures
CalArts
CalArts

Additional Info

Budget $0.00
Revenue $0.00
Original Language ak
Popularity 0.93

Directed By

Akosua Adoma Owusu

Crew

Director
Akosua Adoma Owusu
Director of Photography
Akosua Adoma Owusu
Editor
Romulo Alejandro
Co-Editor
Akosua Adoma Owusu
Sound Recordist
Caroline Key
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Nathan Ruyle
Sound Designer
Nathan Ruyle
Additional Photography
Betzy Bromberg
Additional Photography
Dustin Thompson
Animation
Christian Robinson
Thanks
Elna Baker
Thanks
Rebecca Baron
Thanks
Betzy Bromberg
Thanks
Kevin Jerome Everson
Thanks
Adele Horne
Thanks
Lee Anne Schmitt
Thanks
Jean-Marie Téno
Writer
Akosua Adoma Owusu
Story
Adwoa Adu-Gyamfi
Producer
Akosua Adoma Owusu

TOP CAST

Haizel Adofo
Haizel Adofo

(voice)

Oprah Winfrey
Oprah Winfrey

Self (voice) (archive footage) (uncredited)

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