Ghana for You
At 14, filmmaker and actor Adams Mensah moved from Accra to Brussels, his father's place of residency for many years already. His mother stayed behind in Ghana. In his first documentary Me a Belgian, My Mother a Ghanaian, which he shot in 2016, he explored what this meant for both him and her. In his new documentary, Mensah returns to Ghana, the country where he spent half of his life.
Why do so many young Ghanaians want to emigrate and go to Europe? What is missing in their own country? And do they really know what to expect once they arrive in Europe? Starting from his personal experiences, Mensah travels through the country with Belgian and Ghanaian friends looking for possible answers. It's easy for him to talk, many tell him, after all he has already achieved their ideal. Mensah questions his own position.
Pre-film:
I'm Living in Ghana Get Me Out of Here
Comfort Arthur | Ghana | 2019 | 8' | English spoken | No subtitles
An animated short film about someone who feels like an outsider after their return to their parents’ homeland.
Live Q&A with director Adams Mensah
On Saturday August 21, director Adams Mensah will be present during the performance. During a Q&A he answers all questions from the audience.
Special screening at OSCAM
On Friday 20 August you can enjoy the beautiful film Ghana for You in the presence of director Adams Mensah at OSCAM, the Open Space Contemporary Art Museum. Before this film, the short film Zombies by filmmaker Baloji can be seen. He will also be present this evening for a live Q&A.
Programme
20:00 Drinks
20:30 Welcome by Nancy Asaah
20:35 Short film Zombies by Baloji
20:50 Q&A with Baloji
21:05 Feature film Ghana for You by Adams Mensah
22:20 Q&A with Adams Mensah
22:35 Ending
Tickets for this special screening can be bought at OSCAM.
ADAMS MENSAH (1991, Ghana) is a Ghanaian-Belgian actor and filmmaker who started acting in Antwerp at the age of 16. His debut documentary, Me a Belgian, my mother a Ghanaian, won a Signis Award and the Special Jury Prize at ZIFF 2016. Ghana for You is his second feature and part of a larger project investigating what prompts Ghanaians to migrate to other parts of the world.
