David Dontoh television personality says indigenous Ghanaian movies have not projected the country’s cultural traits enough.
According to him, just a handful of local movies project the Ghanaian culture whilst others have taken up to other cultures he calls the popular culture.
“They say culture is our way of life but if it is our way of life, what do we see in our day to day life, do you go to bed in makeup,
The ‘Kofi Abrantie’ star recalled an experience he had in New York during a film festival where the originality of a movie he starred in was questioned.
“A lot of producers will tell you that I am always making sure that there are certain elements in the story that will reflect me as a Ghanaian.
“So most of the time what I do is to make sure my costume, except for some particular reason should be Ghanaian, I want to wear something Ghanaian so everybody will know who I am,” he stated.
He further stressed that some other traits which included the languages spoken in our movies and food eaten.
“Language, food and fashion all matters, you will watch a lot of films in Ghana and what do they eat, Fried Rice, whiles we have Ampesi, Fufu and other local foods.”
David Dontoh However, advised that Ghanaian movies should be made to propagate the Ghanaian culture as he feels it may be dissolved by the fast rising rate of influx of foreign productions.
Source:ghgossip.com
