The Eyes of Ghana

This was 30% interesting story and 70% nice packaging The actual history of Ghana is at times sidelined for a saccharine “power of cinema” tale which the filmmakers assume the audience will connect with more. It briefly visits the complexities of Ghana’s decolonization and…

Brother Bro

Absolutely incredible. Made me really love people’s passion for filmmaking even in places where it’s not as common  ending credits rolling over kente. just beautiful  it’s TIFF so naturally the director and crew came out at the end and it’s just always so inspiring to see…

jacqueline

A big disappointment. The history here is so important, but this film is so disjointed. It really feels like several short films cobbled together, rather than one cohesive narrative. I hope the rest of the films from this archive get digitized though. The scant 15 minutes…

Marya E. Gates

I really wish director Ben Proudfoot’s messy historical documentary “The Eyes of Ghana,” a partial product of executive producers Michelle and Barack Obama’s Higher Ground Productions, was better. It’s one of those films whose desire to tell a little-known story grants it…

Robert Daniels

“Don’t be afraid. Keep filming.” A breathtaking documentary about the importance of capturing and restoring history.  Opening night documentary and I was very impressed with the storytelling, cinematography and openness from our interviewees.  As a cinema and history…

Willow

Sixth watch of London Film Festival 2025. Oh my God. Crazy how you can watch a film on a random Thursday night and it can entirely rock your entire sense of being. This is what it’s all about. And the film knows it too. A love letter to Ghana (and Africa as a whole),…

Mojola

Every other movie celebrating the glory of a rundown movie palace now has a new standard to be compared to

Katey Rich

This was a privilege to experience and if you’re not bothered to read the whole review I’ll simply say this: please go and see this if it’s showing near you (or eventually available digitally.) -.-.- I had never heard of Kwame Nkrumah before. Now, having seen the film, I’m…

evie

soaosososososooooooo beautiful!!!!!!!! I love documentaries!!

veronica