AMPE: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl
- Lauderhill Performing Arts Center
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Set in the sister cities of Accra, Ghana and Columbus, Ohio, this is a rhythmic love letter to Black girlhood across the African diaspora. Through the lens of the Ghanaian traditional jumping and clapping game, Ampe, the film takes us on a journey of sisterhood, loyalty, and nostalgia in a space created for us, by us.
CREDITS
DIRECTOR(S): Claudia Owusu and Ife Oluwamuyide Ghana
SCREENWRITER(S): Claudia Owusu, Ife Oluwamuyide
PRODUCER(S): Christine Boateng, Khalid Iddisah, Juli Sasaki
CAST: Samuella Graham, Martha Nyarko, Norkor Nortey, Nilla Marie, Mary Addis Ababa, Afia Bempomaa, Joyce Mahama, Agnes Abrefe, Sarah Dedei Kuukua Ammah-Tagoe, Gloria Equiyah Viva, Nives Quaye, Ildico Osei Twerefour, Edwina Amagnoh
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