Directed by Akosua Adoma Owusu Edited by Dustin Thompson Initial release 11 November 2010 Production company Obibini Pictures | Produced by Obibini Pictures Running time 12 minutes Director Akosua Adoma Owusu Producer Akosua Adoma Owusu | |
Cinematography Dustin Thompson
Akosua Adoma Owusu Release date November 11, 2010 (2010-11-11) (Studio Museum at Harlem) Screenplay Gerald Donald, James Stinson Music director Nathan Ruyle, John Hawk, Gordon Kurowski Similar Me broni ba, Kwaku Ananse, Reluctantly Queer, Afronauts, It Felt Like Love | ||
Synopsis
Drexciya is a Ghanaian 2010 short documentary film, produced by Obibini Pictures and directed by Akosua Adoma Owusu. Drexciya portrays an abandoned public swimming facility located in Accra, Ghana set on the Riviera. The Riviera at one time was an upscale development, consisting of luxury high-rises and five star hotels. Since the 1970s, the Riviera has fallen into a disheveled state.
This short documentary was inspired by afro-futurist myths propagated by the underground Detroit-based band Drexciya. They suggest that Drexciya is a mythical underwater subcontinent populated by the unborn children of African women thrown overboard during the Trans-Atlantic slave trade. These children have adapted and evolved to breathe underwater.
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