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.”
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Akosua Adoma Owusu Director · Adwoa Adu-Gyamfi Story Romulo Alejandro Editor
Budget $35K · United States release February 19, 2009 · Produced in Ghana
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$35,000
Production
Obibini Pictures
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CalArts
Production
Ghana
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Original title
Me broni ba
Original language
Akan
Spoken on screen
Akan · English
Release dates
United States · February 19, 2009
Premiere · MoMA Documentary Fortnight
Canada
October 12, 2009 · Premiere · Festival du Nouveau Cinéma de Montréal
France
May 12, 2010 · Cannes Film Festival - Short Film Corner
Germany
October 30, 2009 · Premiere · Leipzig DOK Festival
Ghana
April 10, 2014 · Ashesi University College
Mexico
April 11, 2010 · Ambulante Travelling Film Festival
Netherlands
January 1, 2010 · International Film Festival Rotterdam
Spain
April 7, 2016 · Museo de Arte Contemporáneo de Castilla y León
Sweden
March 16, 2013 · CinemAfrica Film Festival
Switzerland
April 27, 2009 · Premiere · Visions du Réel Film Festival
United Kingdom
October 25, 2009 · Premiere · BFI London Film Festival
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