Abina and the Important Men
2017 · 55 min
8.5
The story of a young enslaved African woman who escapes her master, flees to the Gold Coast and takes her master to court. Based on actual court transcripts, the films breathes life into the graphic novel by the same name to tell her story.
Directed By
Soumyaa Kapil BehrensWritten By
Liz Clarke, Trevor GetzStudio
Documentary Film InstituteGenre
Animation, DocumentaryCast of Abina and the Important Men
Gina HarrisNarrator / Woman in Market
Toni HarryAbina
Dee SpencerEccoah Coom
Rhonnie WashingtonMan in Market / Quamina Eddoo
Michael A. BehrensMagistrate William Melton
Sasha WhitakerConstable Moosa
