Sankofa
Drama
⭐ 7.0 / 10(900)
A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony.
- Runtime
- 2h 5m
- Released
- 1993
Details
Release year: 1993
Storyline
A self-absorbed Black American fashion model on a photo shoot in Africa is spiritually transported back to a plantation in the West Indies where she experiences first-hand the physical and psychic horrors of chattel slavery, and eventually the redemptive power of community and rebellion as she becomes a member of a freedom-seeking Maroon colony.
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Directors
Writers
Cast
See all 21 credits →- Kofi Ghanaba — Sankofa
- Oyafunmike Ogunlano — Mona
- Alexandra Duah — Nunu
- Nick Medley — Joe