--- title: 'Sankofa (1993)' type: 'film' director: 'Haile Gerima' released: '1993-01-01' runtime_minutes: 124 genres: - 'Drama' countries: - 'Germany' - 'United Kingdom' - 'United States' canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/sankofa-1993' review_count: 0 imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0108041/' publisher: 'CinePixo' --- # Sankofa (1993) 1993 · 124 min · Drama · Germany, United Kingdom, United States ## Synopsis Sankofa is a 1993 Ethiopian-produced drama film written and directed by Haile Gerima that is centered on the Atlantic slave trade. The storyline features Oyafunmike Ogunlano, Kofi Ghanaba, Mutabaruka, Alexandra Duah, and Afemo Omilami. The word Sankofa is derived from the Akan language of Ghana and means to "go back, look for, and gain wisdom, power and hope," according to Dr. Anna Julia Cooper. The word 'Sankofa' stresses the importance of one not drifting too far away from one's past in order to progress in the future. ## Credits - **Director:** [Haile Gerima](https://cinepixo.com/people/haile-gerima) - **Screenplay:** [Haile Gerima](https://cinepixo.com/people/haile-gerima) ## Cast - [Afemo Omilami](https://cinepixo.com/people/afemo-omilami) - [Reginald Carter](https://cinepixo.com/people/reginald-carter-2) - [Kofi Ghanaba](https://cinepixo.com/people/kofi-ghanaba) - [Nick Medley](https://cinepixo.com/people/nick-medley) - [Maxwell Parris](https://cinepixo.com/people/maxwell-parris) - [Roger Doctor](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-doctor) - [Jimmy Lee Savage](https://cinepixo.com/people/jimmy-lee-savage) - [Mutabaruka](https://cinepixo.com/people/mutabaruka) - [Chrispan Rigby](https://cinepixo.com/people/chrispan-rigby) - [Jim Faircloth](https://cinepixo.com/people/jim-faircloth) - [Alditz McKenzie](https://cinepixo.com/people/alditz-mckenzie) - [Alexandra Duah](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexandra-duah) ## Criticism on CinePixo No reviews published yet. Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/sankofa-1993 Film facts: Wikidata (Q7418735); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.