“The Eyes of Ghana” Sees Everything We Have Chosen to Ignore

This was the most inspiring and insightful documentary I have seen in a long time. You need to experience “The Eyes Of Ghana.“

I had the pleasure of attending the screening at the National Theater. This film is so important.

I found myself smiling while watching this. Smiling with excitement to see the version of Ghana that was enthusiastic and rising. Smiling with sadness to see how much Ghana allowed to be destroyed.

I understand this is a touchy subject for some. I don’t mean any disrespect. But, it’s time to wake up.

This film needs to be shown in all schools nationwide. It makes a difference to see what your people achieved. So you are not coerced to believe your current reality is the only thing you have access to.

I loved that they were able to make Mr Addo’s dream come true by renovating Rex Cinema and filling it to capacity to screen the film. That was an extra special win. This was a stark difference from the content I have seen recently of members of the film authority visiting abandoned cinemas in Accra. Was anyone supporting Mr. Addo as he dedicated his life to protect Rex Cinema? Now that he has passed, who will look after Rex?

Again, I don’t mean any disrespect and I’m not trying to blame anyone.

Another thing that stood out to me was what Kwame Nkrumah said to Chris Hesse when the co*p happened. Apparently, he said Africa will sink in flames. But one day, Africa will rise from the ashes. (I’m paraphrasing from what I remember)

I feel this meant Nkrumah understood the magnitude of what he was doing. Even though he stated he can’t rule all of Africa and was only sharing ideas, he was aware that this movement cannot continue without him. As in…if Ghana goes down, so does the rest of the continent. But inspite of that, he still believed in Africa.

That’s the spirit the Black Star should have continued to carry. That’s the spirit Pan-Africanism should have expanded and solidified. That’s the conversation we can have another time.

For now, I have 1 question. How do we get the remaining 300 hours of film negatives Chris Hesse has kept safe produced? Who do we call? Where do we sign? Which number do we send MoMo to? Let’s go. Vim dey.