Captions provided by CCTubes – Captioning the Internet! The song is like a letter from home. I wanted to translate the song into a powerful video around homecoming and the feeling of home – that goes beyond blood relations and extends to friendships and community. I envisioned poetic images like memories that are not tied to a specific time or place, rather focus on the feeling. Images that are stripped down to the core of human emotions.
Oumou Sangare is a powerful feminist and has used her platform to speak out about women’s rights for decades. The concept for the video was to create different vignettes with strong female characters and juxtapose them creating a unique visual canon about home from a female perspective. Shot in a 4:3 format the scenes appear like paintings or windows into women’s lives, loosely connected by the same feeling of bittersweet love, joy and pride.
Director: Justyna Obasi
Prod Company: Love Song Films
Executive Producer: Kelly Bayett
Creative Production: Arinzechukwu Patrick, Random Photo Journal
Service Production: Yaw Amponsah Apenteng, Sun Up To Sun Down Africa
Label: BMG UK
Producer: John Moule
Cinematographer: Cezary Zacharewicz, Iconic Talent Agency
1st AD: Edwin Amartey
2nd AD: Andy Madjitey
Stylist: Ekow Barnes, Emmanuel Affedize
Hair & Make-Up: Hamid Vijay @theafroface
Art Dept: Tony Prince Tomety
Casting: Clement Sam
Editor: Matthias Graatz, S EC Studio
Colourist: Joseph Bicknell, Company 3
Cast:
Joyce Everest
Rita
Florence Ziwi, Gift Model Management
Getrude Adjar, Gift Model Management
Elsa Aririeri
Screen Goddess
Nutifafa
Emma Forson
Cassie
And many more… Unfortunately I did not get every woman’s name or handle, but if you are trying to get in contact with someone you see in the video, please message me and I will find out. Also write me if you see yourself, your friend or co cast and I will credit you/them.
