Soul Boy
2010
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Hawa Essuman (born 1980) is a film director based in Nairobi, Kenya. Her 2017 feature-length documentary Silas, co-directed with Anjali Neyar, tells the story of Liberian environmental activist Silas Siakor's fight to preserve the country's rainforests from commercial logging.
Film-maker Hawa Essuman on: how Soul Boy came to be made; the story of the film and the use of African traditional beliefs in the storyline; Essuman's own vi...
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View Hawa Essuman’s profile on LinkedIn, a professional community of 1 billion members. Writer / Director of award winning feature & documentary films · Hawa is a multi award winning...
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17 Sep 2010. 7 mins. | News & Views | An interview with Soul Boy director Hawa Essuman. Reporter Sarah interviews Soul Boy's co-director, Hawa Essuman. Set in Nairobi, Kenya, when 14 year-old Abila's father becomes ill and delirious, Abila is shocked and confused but wants to help his father and goes in search of a suitable cure.
Hawa Essuman. Director: Soul Boy. Hawa Essuman was born in 1980 in Hamburg, Germany. She is a director and actress, known for Soul Boy (2010), Silas (2017) and Selfish? (2008).
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Feb 5, 2015 · Kenyan-Ghanaian filmmaker and actress Hawa Essuman ’s fascination with telling stories with pictures and sound led her to filmmaking via commercials and TV, which she continues to nurture as full-time fortunate indulgence. Her feature film Soul Boy (2010) was screened in over 40 festivals around the world and honored with several awards.
Hawa Essuman. Director. Biography. Kenya. Hawa Essuman performed in and worked on several theatre plays and a couple of films before she made her way into the world of production and then, eventually behind the camera.
