Sinking Sands

Sinking Sands
Directed by Leila Djansi
Produced by
Written by Leila Djansi
Screenplay by Leila Djansi
Story by Leila Djansi
Starring
Music by
  • Koo Nimo
  • Jacob Yoffee
Cinematography Adrian Correia
Editing by
  • Asher Bingham
  • Howard Heard
Running time 105 min
Country Ghana

Sinking Sands is a 2010 Ghanaian drama film written, produced & directed by Leila Djansi, and starring Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ama Abebrese & Yemi Blaq. The film received 9 nominations and won 3 awards at the 2011 African Movie Academy Awards, including the awards for Best Screenplay & Best Makeup.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

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Plot

The film tells the story of a couple, Jimah and Pabi, whose marriage turns into violence and abuse when Jimah becomes disfigured in a domestic accident.[9]

Cast

References

  1. ^ "AMAA Nominees and Winners 2011". African Movie Academy Awards. 28 March 2011. http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2011. Retrieved 28 March 2011. 
  2. ^ "AMAA Nominations 2011". African Movie Academy Award. http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominations-2011. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 
  3. ^ "Nudity And Sex Sell — Leila, Ghanaian Actress". Nigerian Tribune (Ibadan, Nigeria). 30 October 2010. http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/2442-nudity-and-sex-sell-leila-ghanaian-actress.html. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 
  4. ^ Bondzi, Jacquiline Afua (10 December 2010). "UNIFEM Ghana endorses “Sinking Sands”". The Ghanaian Chronicle (Accra, Ghana). http://ghanaian-chronicle.com/news/unifem-ghana-endorses-%E2%80%9Csinking-sands%E2%80%9D/. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 
  5. ^ "Sinking Sands Comes To Nigeria". Leadership Newspaper (Abuja, Nigeria: Leadership Newspaper Group Limited). 27 February 2011. http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/ns/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26016:sinking-sands-comes-to-nigeria-&catid=66:inside-nollywood&Itemid=197. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 
  6. ^ "UNIFEM Ghana endorses “Sinking Sands”". The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, Texas, USA). http://topics.dallasnews.com/article/00WA7aP4PVcYC. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 
  7. ^ "Films 2011 Ghana Narrative Feature". Pan-African Film Festival. http://www.paff.org/panafricanfilmfestival/sinking-sands/. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 
  8. ^ Bondzi, Jacquiline Afua. "Unifem Ghana Endorses "Sinking Sands"". AllAfrica.com (AllAfrica Global Media). http://allafrica.com/stories/201012101150.html. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 
  9. ^ Ofole-Prince, Samantha (11 March 2011). "Jimmy Jean-Louis Receives Best Actor nomination for ‘Sinking Sands’". CaribPress (Los Angeles, California). http://www.caribpress.com/2011/03/07/jimmy-jean-louis-receives-best-actor-nomination-for-sinking-sands/. Retrieved 10 March 2011. 

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