Project in cooperation with Yao Ladzepko

The documentary film deals with the friendly coexistens of the main religions in Ghana: Christianity, Islam and traditional religion. All this religions live together in piece, tolerating each other in Ghana. The two artists interview an imam, a reverent and a traditional priest about their experiences and approach in order to get to know, what they do actively for coexisting. As well a professor of. History and a professor of Anthropology are interviewed to catch the academic perspective. As a real live example for an interreligious relationship, a married couple is interviewed coming from two religions, christian and islam. Both celebrate their daily religious live without noticing any problems.

Thanks to: Global Art – Local View, Cross- Cultural Projects with Artists Worldwide: Kornelia Wagner, Coordinator of Germany Susanne Giese, Coordinator outreach Ghana GIZ: Konrad De Bortoli, Deputy Country, Director Human Resource Susanne Giese, Coordinator Civil Society Goethe Institut Ghana: Robert Sobotta, Director Rebecca Aku Adamah, Programm Assistent Ernest Adom, Technical Assistant Christian Lagrèze, Technical Assistant Sponsered by: GIZ; Goethe Institut Ghana, Global Art - Local View

Participants in the Video: Ajumako, Emanuel Ferrozer Bonney, Marriam Bonney, Hannah Bonney, Imam Hussein Zakaria, Priest Rev. Canon John Antonio Nelson (Parish Priest St Paul Anglican Church, Ghana), Babinso Konafo Tawiah, Nana Begyina IIIII IIII, Prof. Akosua Adoma Perbi, Department of History, University of Ghana- Legon, Prof. Akosua Adoma Perbi, Department of History, University of Ghana- Legon, Razak Gibson

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Documentary 2012 17:17 min. HD mov, 16:9,, colour, sound

Camera by: Yao Ladzepko, Nezaket Ekici, Gideon Anky Edited by: Kwame B Ohene