Sankofa

On a photo shoot in Ghana, an American model slips back in time, becomes enslaved on a plantation and bears witness to the agony of her ancestral past.

Cast

Kofi Ghanaba

as Sankofa

Oyafunmike Ogunlano

as Mona

Alexandra Duah

as Nunu

Nick Medley

as Joe

Mutabaruka

as Shango

Afemo Omilami

as Noble Ali

Reginald Carter

as Father Raphael

Mzuri

as Lucy

Jimmy Lee Savage

as Mussa

Hasinatu Camara

as Jumma

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