My White Baby
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.”
Release Date
February 19, 2009Runtime
22 minGenres
DocumentaryDirected by
Akosua Adoma OwusuWritten by
Akosua Adoma OwusuStory by
Adwoa Adu-GyamfiLanguage
AkanBudget
$0Revenue
$0Status
ReleasedCast
Videos
Official Trailer
Crew14 crew members
Trailers1 video