Yaa and the Kingdom of Gold
Synopsis
The story seeks to give some semblance of truth about the initial arrival of Europeans in Africa, which eventually leads to slavery and colonisation. In the advent colonisation in Africa, one woman, Yaa Asantewa, refuses to hand over her land for British rule. She leads a tiny army to wage war against the British. This country was the centre of the slave trade and also had the largest reserve of gold at that time.
The story unfolds in late 1471 when the Portuguese arrived on the West African coast in search of gold to mint coin currencies in Europe. Before their arrival, the Arabs were the main traders who also indulged in human trafficking.
This factual documentary looks at the part various African tribes and Europeans play in slavery and its consequential effect.
When slavery was abolished, colonisation also took over culminating into the scramble for Africa.
Details
- Year
- 2002
- Type of film
- Features
- Running Time
- 65 mins
- Format
- video
- Director
- Joel Aryeetey, Tom Ribeiro
- Producer
- Joel Aryeetey
- Editor
- Happy Adzudzor
- Screenwriter
- Joel Aryeetey
- Director of Photography
- William Sefa
- Sound
- Yaw Sefa
Genre
Production status
Complete
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Last updated 24th June 2005
