Cinematography: Akosua Adoma Owusu
The best movies, series, and documentaries with cinematography by Akosua Adoma Owusu. Explore visually stunning titles that highlight an exceptional filmmaking.
Ajube Kete (S)
2005 · Documentary · 6 min. · Ghana
Direction Akosua Adoma Owusu
Cast Ama Brago · Emelia Adwoa Odame
Plot Part documentary, part fiction, Ajube Kete is positioned as a day in the life of a West African girl. Filmed in the village of Kumasi, Ghana the story follows a...
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Drexciya (S)
2010 · Documentary · 12 min. · Ghana
Direction Akosua Adoma Owusu
Plot A portrait of a dilapidated Olympic-sized pool in Accra, Ghana.
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My White Baby (S)
2009 · Documentary · 22 min. · Ghana
Direction Akosua Adoma Owusu
Plot 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...
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Bus Nut (S)
2015 · Documentary · 7 min. · United States
Direction Akosua Adoma Owusu
Cast MaameYaa Boafo
Plot Bus Nut re-articulates the 1955 Montgomery Bus Boycott, a political and social protest against US racial segregation on the public transit system of Montgomery Alabama and its relationship to an...
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Mahogany Too (S)
2018 · Movie · 3 min. · United States
Direction Akosua Adoma Owusu
Cast Esosa E.
Plot Inspired by Nollywood's distinct re-imagining in the form of sequels, Mahogany Too, interprets the 1975 cult classic, Mahogany, a fashion-infused romantic drama. Starring Nigerian actress Esosa E., Mahogany Too, examines...
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Reluctantly Queer (S)
2016 · Movie · 8 min. · Ghana
Direction Akosua Adoma Owusu
Cast Kwame Edwin Otu
Plot This epistolary short film invites us into the unsettling life of a young Ghanaian man struggling to reconcile his love for his mother with his love for same-sex desire.
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Tea 4 Two (S)
2006 · Documentary · 2 min. · United States
Direction Akosua Adoma Owusu
Plot Beautiful Chrissy plays with Miss Mary Mack.
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Pelourinho: They Don't Really Care About Us (S)
2019 · Documentary · 9 min. · Germany
Direction Akosua Adoma Owusu
Plot Freely inspired by a letter from W.E.B. Du Bois to the U.S. Embassy of Brazil in 1927 concerning attitudes and discrimination towards Black American travelers.
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Intermittent Delight (S)
2007 · Documentary · 5 min. · United States
Direction Akosua Adoma Owusu
Plot Intermittent Delight juxtaposes close-ups of batik textiles, fashion and design from the 1950s and 1960s, images of men weaving and women sewing in Ghana, and fragments of a Westinghouse 1960s...
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