TheOrator.Press Film News & Review Special! A New Director’s Cut of 1991 Award-Winning, African, Ghanaian Film ‘Ama: A Voyage of Discovery’ Inspires Us To Revist The Recurring Issues of The Afr0-Caribbean Diaspora. And Over 30 Years Later, It’s Still As Relevant As Ever. September 2023


The 2023 Director’s Cut of 1991 ‘Ama: A Voyage of Discovery’ Takes A Remastered Look At Members of The African Disapora As They Navigate The Importance of Holding Onto Their Own Culture Whilst Living In Another Country. And In The Process, Racism, Classism, Family Dynamics, Style & Fashion, Carnival, Climate Change, Contemporary Technology, Visitations, Ancestoral Prophecies And Re-Incarantion All Combine To Keep This Ghanaian Cinematic Classic As Relevant As Ever.

A Storyboard of Ama With 32 Pictures For 32 Years Between Films



1. Ama At The Computer 2. Yellow Disc Graphic 3. Pipe With Fallen Tobacco 4. Blue Floppy Disc Graphic 5. Boxing Gloves In Boxing Ring 6. Flag of Ghana In The Sunshine 7. Model In Stunning African Outfit With Hat (Against An Orange Background) 8. Modern Day (Slimline, Pocket-Size, High Tech) Mobile Phone 9. Personal Washbowl With Soap & Flannel 10. Stunning African Outfit & Model 11. Lots of Eggs In One Basket 12. Cannes Film Festival Logo 13. African Messenger 14. Notting Hill Carnival In Blue @nhcarnivalldn 15. Notting Hill Carnival In Green @lonniemorrisjr 16. Poster ~ Ama: A Voyage of Discovery At The Brooklyn Academy of Music (May 26th & 29th 2023)
17. The British Film Institute Logo (BFI) 18. Sunlite Treelands 19. Stately Home 20. Grenfell Tower 21. Grenfell Tower 22. Stunning Model In Stunning African Fabric 23. Sunlite Treelands 24. Notting Hill Carnival In Orange Costumes 25. The Adinkra Dictionary 26. Notting Hill Carnival In Green Costumes 27. Ama Looks Skywards 28. Ama’s Father And Brother On The Drive Into The Country 29. Libations Are Often Poured Following Someone’s Passing 30. Three Glasses With Generous Servings 31. A Weaved Basket Bottle 32. The WhatsApp Symbol Reflecting A Form of Modern Day Digitial Communication