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Agorkoli

  • Agorkoli
Type : Animation
Original title :
Principal country concerned : Column : Cinema/tv
Year of production : 2015
Format : Short
Running time : 10 (in minutes)

Agorkoli is a story that talks about the history of the migration saga of the Ewe people of Ghana who can be located at the Eastern part of the country. After misfortunes of the migration settlements, the Ewes had to move for a greener pasture. And by this move,They settled under Agorkoli, leader of the Notsies. For a while, they enjoyed a beautiful time of peace, until an unknown rumor which became a big dispute between the Notsies and Dogbos.

A film by Frances Brown (Francis Yushau Brown)

Ghana, 2015 | Animation, 10 minutes | English



2016 | African Animation: A short Films Evening, BERLIN, Germany
* Organised by AfricAvenir, at Hackesche Höfe Kino
* Selection (curator: Ebele Okoye)
www.africavenir.org/fr/details-evenement/cal/event/detail/2016/12/14/african_animation_a_short_films_evening_curated_by_ebele_okoye/view-list%7Cpage_id-625.html

2016 | Africa International Film Festival (AFRIFF), Lagos, Nigeria
* Best Animation prize

2015 | Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), South Africa
* Nominated

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