Un cinéaste ghanéen-américain cherche à dépasser la ligne qui sépare ses origines africaines et son lieu de naissance (les USA), en se confrontant à la question: « Qui suis-je, à quelle terre j’appartiens ? »‘ Né et élevé aux Etats-Unis de parents ghanéens, Sean Addo est le fruit de deux cultures différentes, africaine-américaine et africaine.

Réalisateur : Sean Addo

2014, USA, Doc, 23mins

Film d’école / Premier film

Réalisateur : Sean ADDO
Scénaristes : Temitope COKER, Harry LOCKE IV
Directeur de la photographie : Ruben CONTRERAS
Musique : Maxwell ADDO
Montage : Justin LEE, Antonia DE BARROS
Animation : Justin MELILLO
Son : Matthew ZUNICH, Juel TAYLOR

Interprètes
Harry LOCKE IV, Tarik JACKSON, Fred ADDO, Selina ADDO, Oluwaromi AKINGBOLA, Folasade AREMU, Thembi BANKS, Dorothy DUODU, Skinner MYERS, Saka NTIAMOAH, Harriet Nogzi NYENKE, Pauline OPOKU, Caitlyn OPPONG, Michelle OPPONG, Ama AMOAFO-YEBOAH, Sean ADDO

Producteur
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA SCHOOL OF CINEMATIC ARTS
(900 West 34th Street 90089 Los Angeles)

Festivals
Black Harvest Film Festival, Toronto Black Film Festival, Pan African Film Festival, Cincinnati Film Festival, San Diego Black Film Festival, African World Documentary Film Festival

Source : Cannes Short Corner
http://sub.festival-cannes.fr/SfcCatalogue/MovieDetail/a4c1585a-9cb9-4f4e-b391-1a880bb87fa1

A Ghanaian-American filmmaker looks to bridge the divide between his African pedigree and American birthright by confronting the question:’Who am I, and where do I belong?’ Born and raised in the United States to Ghanaian parents, Sean Addo, a product of two different cultures, African-American and African. Propelled by his fear of the loss of his Ghanaian culture, Sean sets off on his quest to clarify his identity. He looks to connect to his African heritage through dance, food, and language. In the process he challenges what it means to be’Black’ in America, and shares a similar story of the new American in a growing multicultural society.

Dir. Sean Addo
2014, USA, Doc, 23mins



Never Forget Who You Are.
A film that looks to bridge the divide between African pedigree and American birthright by confronting the question: Who am I, and where do I belong?


Sean A. Addo (DIRECTOR)
Harry Locke IV (PRODUCER)
Temi Coker (PRODUCER)
Ruben Contreras (DIRECTOR OF PHOTOGRAPHY)
Justin S. Lee (EDITOR)
Antonia Alexis de Barros (EDITOR)
Matthew Zunich (SOUND)
Juel Taylor (SOUND)
Maxwell Addo (COMPOSER)
Nydia Simone (Publicist /AP)

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