Join us for a screening of Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl (2022), followed by a discussion with the directors, Ife Oluwamuyide and Claudia Owusu, as well as Kimberly Bain (UBC English Language & Literatures) and Crystal Webster (UBC History). The event is sponsored by the UBC Latin American Studies program, UBC History, UBC Arts, and UBC Film Society.
Film synopsis:
This short film (18 minutes) is set in the sister cities of Accra, Ghana and Columbus, Ohio. It is a rhythmic love letter to Black girlhood across the African diaspora. Through the lens of the Ghanaian traditional jumping and clapping game, Ampe, the film takes us on a journey of sisterhood, loyalty, and nostalgia in a space created for us, by us.