Idea Lineage: Sankofa
“The Nyam documentary meditation started while I was working on my thesis film, Sankofa, at MICA. Sankofa is about how an interracial couple’s journey to start an African children’s museum becomes a journey of self discovery for me about my longing for my African roots. I learned a lot about different ethnic groups and their practices through making the film and being around the artwork in the museum, but there were many ethnic groups, like the one I belong to, that I didn’t learn about because of how deep our underrepresentation goes.” - Retji Dakum, Film Director
Sankofa was an official selection for the DC Black Film Festival 2020 & the Baltimore International Black Film Festival 2020