On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past.
Language
English
Release Date
May 28, 1993
Budget
$1,000,000
Revenue
$2,691,899
Cast
Kofi Ghanaba
Sankofa
Oyafunmike Ogunlano
Mona
Alexandra Duah
Nunu
Nick Medley
Joe
Mutabaruka
Shango
Afemo Omilami
Noble Ali
Reginald Carter
Father Raphael
Mzuri
Lucy
Jimmy Lee Savage
Mussa
Hasinatu Camara
Jumma
Jim Faircloth
James
Stanley Michelson
Mr. Lafayette
John A. Mason
Big Boy
Louise Reid
Esther
Roger Doctor
Nathan
Alditz McKenzie
Kuta
Chrispan Rigby
Photographer
Maxwell Parris
Baby Ngozi
Hossana Ghanaba
Linguist for Sankofa
Show Full Crew
Directing
Writing
Art
Editing
Costume & Make-Up
Sound
Production
Haile Gerima
Producer
Charles Nuckolls
Production Manager
Shirikiana Aina
Co-Producer
Ada Marie Babino
Line Producer
Camera