Nii Kwate Owoo
Nii Kwate Owoo | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1944 (age 79–80) |
| Nationality | Ghanaian |
| Other names | Kwate Nee-Owoo |
| Education | Mfantsipim School |
| Alma mater | London Film School; Polytechnic |
| Occupation | Filmmaker |
| Notable work | You Hide Me (1970) |
Nii Kwate Owoo (born 1944) is a
Background
Owoo was educated at
His documentary film You Hide Me is considered the first from English-speaking independent Africa. Controversial in subject matter, it was shot in 1970 in England (where he was part of the Cinema Action film collective)
Owoo has been producer and director on a number of other notable film projects, such as the 1991 feature Ama: An African Voyage of Discovery, which he co-directed with
From 1993 to 1995 Owoo was Managing Editor at Ecrans d'Afrique, Pan-African Federation of Film Producers, and was the founder and head of the Media Research Unit at the Institute of African Studies (University of Ghana) from 1978 to 2002.[13]
Film and television
- Women of Substance (documentary, African Women's Development Fund, 2002)
- Music and Vision: Kwabena Nketia (documentary, International African Music and Research Center, 1998)
- Treat with Contempt (documentary, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research, 1998)
- Ama: An African Voyage of Discovery (feature film, co-directed with Kwesi Owusu, Channel 4/Artificial Eye, 1991, 100 mins)[14]
- Ouaga: African Cinema Now! (documentary, co-directed with Kwesi Owusu, Channel 4, 1987)[15]
- Gold - the Traditional Lost Wax Process (1980)
- Okyeame Akuffo: State Linguist (documentary, 1978)
- The Struggle for a Free Zimbabwe (documentary, Europe Africa Research Project, 1974)
- You Hide Me (documentary, Ifriqyah Films, 1971)
References
- ^ Christopher Vourlias, "Ghana film biz bounces back", Variety, 26 March 2011.
- ^ a b James Gibbs, "Ghanaian Theatre: A Bibliography of Primary and Secondary Sources", p. 147, citing Gyan-Apenteng, K., and Barbara Akakpo, "Ama the film: A Slice of Life", West Africa, 15–21 July 1991, 1158.
- ^ Nii Kwate Owoo biography at Africultures.
- ^ "Beginnings", Cinema Action.
- ^ a b "You Hide Me" at Africa Films.
- ^ Yvonne Connikie and Hilary Pearce, "Big City Stories".[permanent dead link]
- ^ "VERTIGO | You Hide Me". www.closeupfilmcentre.com. Retrieved 19 October 2021.
- ^ Willi, Dario (18 February 2022). "Early activists in the fight for restitution of African art". EUIdeas. Retrieved 24 February 2023.
- ^ "Kwesi Owusu - a short biography" Archived 9 October 2016 at the Wayback Machine, GriotWorld.
- ^ "Ama (1991)", BFI.
- ^ Alison Donnell, "Owusu, Kwesi", in Companion to Contemporary Black British Culture, Routledge, 2002, p. 229.
- ^ "Ama", African Film Festival New York, 2014.
- ^ Maureen Abotsi, "Nii Kwate Owoo", Ghana Nation, 13 September 2013.
- ^ "Ama (1991)" at IMDb.
- ^ "Ouaga: African Cinema Now! (1988)", IMDb.
External links
- Nii Kwate Owoo on Facebook