Akosua Adoma Owusu


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Director | Writer | Editor | Producer | Cinematography

Akosua Adoma Owusu (b. 1984) is a Ghanaian-American filmmaker, producer, and cinematographer whose films address the collision of identities. Interpreting the notion of "double consciousness," coined by sociologist and civil rights activist W. E. B. Du Bois to define the experience of black Americans negotiating selfhood in the face of discrimination and cultural dislocation, Owusu aims to create a third cinematic space or consciousness. In her works, feminism, queerness, and African identities...

Place of Birth: Alexandria, Virginia, U.S.

Date of Birth: Jan 1, 1984


Filmography

Director (11 Known Credits)


White Afro (2019)
Director
Mahogany Too (2018)
Director
Director
Bus Nut (2014)
Director
Kwaku Ananse (2013)
Director
Drexciya (2010)
Director
Me Broni Ba (2009)
Director
Director
Ajube Kete (2005)
Director

Writer (3 Known Credits)


Drexciya

Writer

Ajube Kete

Writer

Kwaku Ananse (2013)
Writer
Drexciya (2010)
Writer
Ajube Kete (2005)
Writer

Editor (2 Known Credits)


Producer (6 Known Credits)


Bus Nut

Producer

Kwaku Ananse

Producer

Drexciya

Producer

Me Broni Ba

Producer

Producer
Bus Nut (2014)
Producer
Kwaku Ananse (2013)
Producer
Drexciya (2010)
Producer
Me Broni Ba (2009)
Producer
Producer

Cinematography (5 Known Credits)


Reluctantly Queer

Cinematography

Bus Nut

Cinematography

Drexciya

Cinematography

Me Broni Ba

Cinematography

Intermittent Delight

Cinematography

Cinematography
Bus Nut (2014)
Cinematography
Drexciya (2010)
Cinematography
Me Broni Ba (2009)
Cinematography
Cinematography

Director of Photography (1 Known Credits)


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