This short film by award-winning Director Oyiza Adaba, was shot at Adinkra Crafts Village, Ntonso near Kumasi in Ghana. Ntonso is known as the homeland of the hand dying and stamping of Adinkra symbols on Ghana’s most popular cloth - the Kente. It is also regarded as a beautiful tourist site that hosts hundreds of thousands of global visitors. The community spirit is felt by visitors, both old and young under the leadership of Peter Boakye, popularly known as Alhaji. In his inherited role as Head of Family, he does his best in continuing a long-handed down tradition. Ntonso remains a tourist haven that takes time to teach and offer classes about the origins and techniques of Ghana’s ancient symbols. In Ntonso tradition, the men continue to weave, while the women do the dye jobs.
Running Time: 16:19
Starring
Peter Boakye
Richmond Opoku Kusi
Executive Producers:
Oyiza Adaba
Meridian Creative Center
Producer:
Oyiza Adaba
Camera/Sound/Editor:
Osei Wusu Gideon
Music:
Words By MOE @thewordsbymoe
Production House:
Africa-Related
Partners:
Tom Adaba Legacy, Ita’i Our Cloth, Adinkra Village, Ntonso
Website
Director’s Bio:
Oyiza Adaba is a Nigerian journalist, producer, director and art promoter with more than two decades of on-and-behind the camera experience in multimedia productions. She founded the media platform Africa-Related to develop concepts that use media tools to tell authentic African stories; with key focus on producing, writing, reporting, art promotion, women, community development and media management. She is the producer of the TV series ‘'Messengers’’. '’DELA: The Making of El Anatsui'’ (2023) is her directorial debut, Adinkra: Dying & Stamping Process (2024). She is currently producing an historical piece entitled ‘'WOVEN: The Intriguing Journey of the Ebira Cloth'’ (2025).
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