Leila Djansi’s ‘Like Cotton Twines’ To Screen At Los Angeles Film Festival

Ghanaian filmmaker, Leila Djansi continues to make strides internationally with her  films. Her film ‘Where Children Play’ was recently trending on Netflix and this week, it was announced that her latest film, ‘Like ‘Cotton Twines’,  filmed on location in Ho, Keta and Saviefe,will have it’s world premiere at the prestigious Los Angeles Film Festival.

The festival is organized by Film Independent who also organize the Spirit Awards. 

Like Cotton Twines will play in competition in the World Cinema category. By playing in competition, the film is nominated for the Best World Fiction Film.

This will be the first time a film from Ghana will play at this festival and possibly be in the running for the Spirit Awards. Ghana’s Abraham Attah won the Spirit Award for Best Actor last year and it will be an honor if Leila Djansi’s latest work is able to make it that far.

Like Cotton Twines stars star actress Yvonne Okoro, star of BET’s The Game Jay Ellis, David Dontoh, Luckie Lawson, Adjetey Anang, Ophelia Dzidzornu and Hollywood executive, actress/producer Miranda Bailey who produced last years award winning film Diary of a Teenage Girl.

The film tells the story of Micah Brown, an American volunteer takes a teaching job in a remote African village where he meets Tuigi, a 13-year old girl who is to become Trokosi, wife to the gods. A practice of religious sexual slavery. Accepting of her fate, Tuigi’s only desire it to be able to write her BECE. Locked in a battle between church and state, Micah is determined to give Tuigi a life outside tradition.

The festival holds from the 1st to the 10th of June 2016 in Los Angeles at the Archlight Cinemas in Culver City and Hollywood. Like Cotton Twines will play on the 2nd of June.