I Sing of a Well

I Sing of a Well
Type : Fiction
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2009
http://www.isingofawellmovie.com/

When Prince Wenambe hands the little kingdom of Kotengbi over to Mansa Musa to protect, he wins the throne from His father. To ascend the throne though, he must find a wife. His choice is the beautiful Soraya who is betrothed to Dume the hunter

Director: Leila Djansi
Writers: Leila Djansi (story), Jot Agyeman (additional material)

Stars: Jot Agyeman, Sammuel Annang and Edna Asare

Credited cast:
Jot Agyeman... Prince Wenambe
Sammuel Annang... Elder
Edna Asare... Palace Maid
Comfort Bawa... Village Woman
Jerry Botwe... Announcer
Freeman Ekow... Omuaru
Jimmy Jean-Louis... Narrator
Nana King... Dudze
Alfred Koranteng... Palace Guard
Godwin Mikoi Kotey... Dume
Nora Kumahor... Girl at stream
Luckei E. Lawson... Oleka
Kofi Middetan-Mends... King Ampem
Belinda Newton... Jani
Prince David Oseia... Diata

Country: Ghana
Language: English
Filming Locations: Accra, Ghana
Budget: $100,000 (estimated)

Production Companies
Calabash Images
Turning Point Pictures

Distributor
Cinema Libre Studio (2009) (worldwide) (all media)

October 31, 2009, at 7:30 PM | Ghana National Theater
* GRAND PREMIERE

African Academy awards
* 11 nominations (winning 3 out of the 11).

2011 Pan African Festival
* Choice Prize - British Academy of Film and Television Arts Los Angeles (BAFTA, Los Angeles)

Partners

  • Arterial network
  • Media, Sports and Entertainment Group (MSE)
  • Gens de la Caraïbe
  • Groupe 30 Afrique
  • Alliance Française VANUATU
  • PACIFIC ARTS ALLIANCE
  • FURTHER ARTS
  • Zimbabwe : Culture Fund Of Zimbabwe Trust
  • RDC : Groupe TACCEMS
  • Rwanda : Positive Production
  • Togo : Kadam Kadam
  • Niger : ONG Culture Art Humanité
  • Collectif 2004 Images
  • Africultures Burkina-Faso
  • Bénincultures / Editions Plurielles
  • Africiné
  • Afrilivres

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