# Event Details

- **Event Name**: New African Film Festival: THE EYES OF GHANA w/ pre-recorded intro by Barack and Michelle Obama
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 04:40 pm – Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 06:10 pm
- **Event Description**: New African Film Festival:: THE EYES OF GHANA
featuring pre-recorded intro by Barack and Michelle Obama

In his documentary feature debut, two-time Academy Award®-winning director Ben Proudfoot revels in the power of cinema through the eyes of the remarkable yet under-recognized Ghanaian filmmaker Chris Hesse. Hesse captured essential footage of the political workings during the African independence movements throughout the mid-20th century as a personal cameraman to Kwame Nkrumah, revolutionary leader and Ghana’s first prime minister. Through Hesse’s vital lens, we witness the rise and fall of Nkrumah’s leadership: from Ghana’s freedom from colonial rule to his dreams and campaign for a united Africa to the ’66 coup that saw his deposition. When that happened, all footage of Nkrumah was thought to have been lost or destroyed. Now in his 90s, Hesse, with the help of Anita Afonu, his mentee and a promising filmmaker in her own right, seeks to recover and restore over 300 hours in archive footage of Ghanaian history to revitalize a new generation of future leaders and artists. Executive produced by the Obamas’ Higher Ground Productions, THE EYES OF GHANA spotlights this contagiously optimistic, ardently passionate and singular figure in Ghanaian cinematic history who, much like his previously presumed demolished oeuvre, was almost lost to time.

 In English, Twi and Ga with English subtitles. NOT RATED

For the full New African Film Festival lineup visit:  https://tinyurl.com/NAFF26Sched
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/silver-spring/new-african-film-festival-the-eyes-of-ghana-w-pre-recorded-intro-by-barack-and-michelle-obama/200029794432320
- **Event Categories**: Festivals, Entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Event venue details

- **city**: Silver Spring
- **state**: MD
- **country**: United States
- **location**: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center
- **lat**: 38.99646858229
- **long**: -77.0273440269
- **full address**: AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3916, United States

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- **Q**: When and where is New African Film Festival: THE EYES OF GHANA w/ pre-recorded intro by Barack and Michelle Obama being held?
  - **A:** New African Film Festival: THE EYES OF GHANA w/ pre-recorded intro by Barack and Michelle Obama takes place on Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 04:40 pm to Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 06:10 pm at AFI Silver Theatre and Cultural Center, 8633 Colesville Rd, Silver Spring, MD 20910-3916, United States.
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