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When Women Speak

A documentary that traces a cohort of 16 Ghanaian women who came of age in the 1960s and 70s as Ghana passed through tumultuous political upheavals. The film is interwoven with interviews, animation and archival footage.

Documentary 2022 101 mins Not rated

Director: Aseye Tamakloe

Overview

Aseye Tamakloe’s documentary traces a cohort of 16 Ghanaian women who came of age in the 1960s and 70s as Ghana passed through tumultuous political upheavals. Their stories tell us about the issues around which women mobilised, and their modes of activism and advocacy at home and abroad, during the ‘lost decades’. They challenge the popular perception that gender activism is a foreign import, which came from ‘the West’ and found its way to Ghana with the restoration of multi-party democracy in 1992.

Interwoven with interviews, animation and archival footage, the film highlights the fundamental roles of Ghanaian women as the country struggled for freedom and independence.