Synopsis
Me Broni Ba is a lyrical portrait of hair salons in Kumasi, Ghana. The tangled legacy of European colonialism in Africa is evoked through images of women practicing hair braiding on discarded white baby dolls from the West. The film unfolds through a series of vignettes, set against a child's story of migrating from Ghana to the United States. The film uncovers the meaning behind the Akan term of endearment, me broni ba, which means “my white baby.”
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Festival History
- International Film Festival Rotterdam 2010 generic
- BFI London Film Festival 2009 generic
- CPH:DOX 2009 generic
- San Francisco International Film Festival 2009 generic
