Synopsis:
Filmmaker Caroline Deeds returns to her homeland Ghana after fiteen
years to unravel the story that she was told when she was only a
kid about the Apollo 11 moon landing and how it was recorded in
Ghana. Walking Backwards uses the story of the Apollo 11 and as an
allegory for the many different ways of seeing the world and as its
starting point for a trip through modern Ghana and understanding
what independence means.
Independence once meant progress and detachment
from the West, but how can freedom be obtained when progress
results in other new forms of dependency on the West?
Awards
Festival Cinema Africano, Milan - 3rd Prize
Zanzibar International Film Festival
BFM International Film Festival
Sheffield International Documentary Festival
Visioni D'altrove, Udine
European Festival of Film Schools - Bologna - Special Mention
Synopsis:
Filmmaker Caroline Deeds returns to her homeland Ghana after fiteen
years to unravel the story that she was told when she was only a
kid about the Apollo 11 moon landing and how it was recorded in
Ghana. Walking Backwards uses the story of the Apollo 11 and as an
allegory for the many different ways of seeing the world and as its
starting point for a trip through modern Ghana and understanding
what independence means.
Independence once meant progress and detachment
from the West, but how can freedom be obtained when progress
results in other new forms of dependency on the West?