Portales, la última carta
'Juju Movie - Get rich or die trying' is a documentary about the Ghanaian video industry and the stories that are told in their movies. Often, they are about conjuring up a lot of money by means of bl…
Portales, la última carta
'Juju Movie - Get rich or die trying' is a documentary about the Ghanaian video industry and the stories that are told in their movies. Often, they are about conjuring up a lot of money by means of black magic. By following two filmmakers - Socrate Safo and Ashangbor Akwetey Kany - and showing excerpts of their films 'Juju Movie' not only provides insight on the Ghanaian video industry but also on the spiritual world of Ghana. It shows how magical thinking and material realities are intertwined in modern, monetary Africa. And it shows the role films play in this complex. The film maker's magic lies in their special effects - but sometimes the difference between film-magic and 'real magic' isn't that clear after all. —Anonymous
Portales, la última carta
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'Juju Movie - Get rich or die trying' is a documentary about the Ghanaian video industry and the stories that are told in their movies. Often, they are about conjuring up a lot of money by means of black magic. By following two filmmakers - Socrate Safo and Ashangbor Akwetey Kany - and showing excerpts of their films 'Juju Movie' not only provides insight on the Ghanaian video industry but also on the spiritual world of Ghana.
It shows how magical thinking and material realities are intertwined in modern, monetary Africa. And it shows the role films play in this complex. The film maker's magic lies in their special effects - but sometimes the difference between film-magic and 'real magic' isn't that clear after all.
—Anonymous.