Sankofa /

Sankofa /

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Bibliographic Details
Imprint:	Washington, D.C. : Mypheduh Films, c1993.
Description:	1 videocassette (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Language:	English
Series:	African and Africans of the Diaspora film series African and African American film series.
Subject:	Feature films. African Americans -- Ethnic identity -- Drama. Slaves -- United States -- Drama. African American women. African Americans -- Race identity. Slavery. Slaves. United States. Feature films. Drama.
Format:	Video cassette Video
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/2612479

Hidden Bibliographic Details
Other authors / contributors:	Gerima, Haile. Ghanaba, Kofi. Ogunlano, Oyafumike. Duah, Alexandra. Negod-Gwad Productions. Mypheduh Films, Inc.
Notes:	Written, directed, edited and produced by Haile Gerima; director of photography, Augustin Cubano; music, David J. White. Kofi Ghanaba, Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Alexandra Duah, Nick Medley, Mutabaruka. VHS.
Summary:	"Sankofa, an Akan word meaning òne must return to the past in order to move forward,' is the story about the transformation of Mona, a self-possessed African-American woman sent on a spiritual journey in time to experience the pain of slavery and the discovery of her African identity"--Container.

Description
Physical Description:	1 videocassette (125 min.) : sd., col. ; 1/2 in.
Format:	VHS.
Production Credits:	Written, directed, edited and produced by Haile Gerima; director of photography, Augustin Cubano; music, David J. White.