Drexciya
Synopsis
Set in an abandoned Olympic-sized swimming pool in Accra, Ghana, Drexciya draws on the Afrofuturist myth of an underwater subcontinent formed by the unborn children of African women thrown overboard during the Transatlantic slave trade. Filmed at the once-glamorous Riviera Beach Club, the work transforms the pool into a site of memory, myth, and submerged history.
Awards
• Best Experimental Film — Guanajuato International Film Festival
• Jury’s Citation Prize — Black Maria Film Festival
• Special Jury Mention — Tarifa African Film Festival
• Top 10 African Films of 2011 — Africa Is A Country
Credits
Director / Producer: Akosua Adoma Owusu
Concept: Gerald Donald, James Stinson, Akosua Adoma Owusu
Cinematography: Dustin Thompson, Akosua Adoma Owusu
Editor: Dustin Thompson
Music: John Hawk, Gordon Kurowski
Sound Design: Nathan Ruyle
Selected Screenings
• International Film Festival Rotterdam
• Toronto International Film Festival
• Studio Museum in Harlem
• Anthology Film Archives
• Detroit Institute of the Arts
• Centre de Cultura Contemporània de Barcelona