Claudia Owusu
Claudia Owusu is a Ghanaian-American Writer and Filmmaker based in Columbus, Ohio. She writes from these two liminal spaces in an attempt to make sense of them. She believes in the beauty of community and the intimate stories we share when we think no one is listening. Her work engages the spaces that Black women and girls occupy, namely their relationship with safety, carefreeness, and self-ownership.
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Ampe : Leap into the Sky, Black Girl
Ampe : Leap into the Sky, Black Girl
Duration: 18 minutesSubscription access
Set in the "sister cities" of Accra, Ghana and Columbus, Ohio, _Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl_ is a rhythmic love letter to Black girlhood across the African diaspora. Through the lens of the Ghanaian traditional jumping and clapping game, _Ampe_, the film takes us on a journey of sisterhood, loyalty, and nostalgia in a space created for us, by us.
Ampe : Leap into the Sky, Black Girl
Ampe : Leap into the Sky, Black Girl
Duration: 18 minutesSubscription access
Set in the "sister cities" of Accra, Ghana and Columbus, Ohio, _Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl_ is a rhythmic love letter to Black girlhood across the African diaspora. Through the lens of the Ghanaian traditional jumping and clapping game, _Ampe_, the film takes us on a journey of sisterhood, loyalty, and nostalgia in a space created for us, by us.
