Filmmaker and actor Adams Mensah returns to Ghana, the country where he was born and where he spent half of his life. Together with Belgian and Ghanaian friends, he travels through Ghana and tries to find out why Ghanaians want to leave their country. What do they miss in Ghana and are they aware of the personal and social consequences of migration? Starting from his own personal experiences, Adams tries to find answers and explanations. A road trip to learn more about Ghana, its inhabitants and himself.
The film premiered at Africa Festival Leuven 2018 and was also screened in Zanzibar during Zanzibar International Film Festival 2018, in Ghana during Black Star International Film Festival and received The Yaa Asantewaa Award For Film As A Tool For National Development 2018. The film was selected for Fespaco Film Festival 2019 in Ouagadougou. In competition under documentary category. In 2020 Afridocs online platform purchased the rights of the film for it’s african viewers.
Adams Mensah, Evon Adjei, Thijs Paijmans, Anny Araba Adams, Hannah Lamiroyal, Reindert Swaegers, Edward Ashie, Hannah Ama Boakye & Vincent Adjei
Amaj Productions & De Imagerie
Het Bos
With the support of kunstZ & Fonds Pascal Decroos
