Rituals of Fire
Synopsis
"The film attempts to explore the spiritual aspects of African life," says Aryeetey. "My family came to London from Ghana when I was little and some of them have quite ambivalent feelings about Africa because they feel the traditions hinder progress. On the other hand, there are a lot of black people in America who have that yearning to return to the land of their origins. I wanted to address both sides."
Shot in London and Ghana over a three-month period, the film almost fell apart when Aryeetey ran out of money half-way through the Ghanaian leg of the shoot. With 90% of his crew forced to return to London, he raised support from private companies and individuals there with whom he had worked in the past.
The film premiered at the Philadelphia Film Festival in July.
Details
- Year
- 2000
- Type of film
- Features
- Director
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Joel Aryeetey
- Composer
- Patrick Wood.
- Dir
- Joel Aryeetey. 2000. 35mm. 90mins. Prod/scr: Aryeetey. Co-dir: Tom Ribeiro. DoP: Chris Hesse, William Sefa. Prod des: Ebo Quansah. Ed: Acton Tetteh. Main cast: David Dontoh, Joyce Lee, Alice Asiedu, Owusu Coby. Budget: £105,000. Funding: Private sources.
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Production Company
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