Sankofa
- Original title
- Sankofa
- Year
- 1993
- Running time
- 119 min.
- Country
United States
- Director
- Screenwriter
- Cast
- Music
- Cinematography
- Producer
- Co-production United States-Ghana-Burkina Faso-United Kingdom-Germany;
- Genre
- Drama | Slavery. Fashion. Cult movie. Racism
- Synopsis
- 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.
- Awards
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1993: Berlin Film Festival: Official Selection
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