My White Baby

02/19/2009

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0hr 22min

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Documentary

STORY

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.”

CAST & CREW

    Cast

  • Haizel Adofo
  • Oprah Winfrey

    Directors

  • Akosua Adoma Owusu
  • Rebecca Baron
  • Betzy Bromberg
  • Kevin Jerome Everson
  • Adele Horne

INFORMATION

    Production Companies

  • Obibini Pictures
  • CalArts

    Production Countries

  • Ghana

LANGUAGES

  • Akan
  • English

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