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CERTAIN WINDS FROM THE SOUTH

Forum Expanded 2024
© Nipah Denni
One fateful evening, M’ma Asana receives a visit from her son-in-law, Issah. He has come to inform her of his decision to embark on a journey to the south of Ghana in search of greener pastures. Through conversations between the two characters, and reflections of a few others, we uncover a vicious cycle of inequality that seeks to threaten their already precarious future.
The film is an adaptation of a short story of the same title by Prof. Ama Ata Aidoo. This story is part of her larger collection of short stories entitled “No Sweetness Here.” The collection takes a critical look at post-independence Ghanaian society.
by Eric Gyamfi
with Amadu Ayi, Nenesenor Abloso, Nasiba Mbabe Bawa, Pure Akan, Dj Yamz, Asiakwen Abag-Dem, Dennis Nipah Ghana 2023 Dagbani, Twi, Arabic, English 43’ Colour European premiere

With

  • Amadu Ayi (M’ma Asana)
  • Nenesenor Abloso (Issah)
  • Nasiba Mbabe Bawa (Hawa)
  • Pure Akan (Narrator)
  • Dj Yamz (Voice of Fuseini)
  • Asiakwen Abag-Dem
  • Dennis Nipah

Crew

Director Eric Gyamfi
Screenplay Eric Gyamfi, Moshood Hamza Balogun, Pure Akan
Cinematography Odartey Mango
Editing Junaid Timtooni Yakubu
Sound Design Omonohimmin Omonblanks Okhiogbe, Eric Gyamfi, Erasmus Basakra, Michael Boye AgoeThe Stub
Sound Michael Boye Agoe, Erasmus Basakra
Production Design Courage Dzidula Kpodo, Edward Kpodo
Costumes Asiakwen Abag-Dem
Make-Up Asiakwen Abag-Dem
Casting Eric Gyamfi, Obl Studios, Moshood Hamza Balogun
Producer Eric Gyamfi
Executive Producer Eric Gyamfi
Associate Producers Hamza Moshood Balogun, Courage Dzidula Kpodo

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Photos

Eric Gyamfi

© Vera Acquah

Eric Gyamfi is a photographer living and working in Ghana. He holds a BA in Information Studies with Economics from the University of Ghana. He is currently pursuing an MFA at the Department of Painting and Sculpture at the Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology. Gyamfi was also a fellow at the Photographers’ Master Class (Khartoum, 2016; Nairobi, 2017; Johannesburg, 2018). He was a participant in the Nuku Studio Photography Workshops (2016) and World Press Photo West African Master Class (2017), both held in Accra.

Filmography

2021 Rumor Matters; video installation, 44 min. 2023 CERTAIN WINDS FROM THE SOUTH

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2024