My White Baby

My White Baby (2009)

Released Documentary · 22 min

 

My White Baby (2009)

Released Documentary · 22 min

 

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,... see more

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,... see more

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RUNTIME
N/A min
RELEASED
Feb 19, 2009
COUNTRY
GH
LANGUAGE
AK
SPOKEN
Akan, English
BUDGET
N/A
REVENUE
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