Ben & Ara

Ben & Ara, is a 2015 United States–Cameroon Romantic drama film directed by Nnegest Likké and co-produced by Joseph Baird, Constance Ejuma, Q'orianka Kilcher, Matthew Norsworthy and Samone Norsworthy for Nursing Tybalt Productions, Wonder Worthy Productions and N-Vision Pictures. The film revolves around two Ph.D. candidates, one an African Muslim and the other an agnostic, where they begin a romance after meeting at a museum but later discover that a love between different cultures and religions may have consequences.[1][2]

Ben & Ara
Directed byNnegest Likké
Written byJoseph Baird
StarringJoseph Baird
Constance Ejuma
Akuyoe Graham
Q'orianka Kilcher
Michael Chieffo
William Mark McCullough
CinematographyDavid M. Rakoczy
Edited byJason Stoy
Music byRam Khatabakhsh
Production
companies
Nursing Tybalt Productions
Wonder Worthy Productions
N-Vision Pictures
Release date
September 2015 (USA)
Running time
87 minutes
CountriesUnited States
Cameroon
LanguageEnglish

The film stars Joseph Baird and Constance Ejuma in lead roles, with Akuyoe Graham, Q'orianka Kilcher, Michael Chieffo and William Mark McCullough in supporting roles.[3] The film received positive reviews and won several awards as well as screened at international film festivals.[4][5][6][7] It had its premiere in September 2015 at the Miami Independent Film Festival. In 2016, the film won the awards for Best Picture and Best Actress at the Indie Film Festival.[8] Main actress Constance Ejuma won the Best Actress Award at the Nevada Women's Film Festival.[9] In 2016, the film won the award for Best Diaspora film at the African Movie Academy Awards (AMAA).[10]

Cast
  • Joseph Baird as Ben
  • Constance Ejuma as Ara
  • Akuyoe Graham as Quismah
  • Q'orianka Kilcher as Gabrielle
  • Michael Chieffo as Professor Hayes
  • William Mark McCullough as Manny
  • Momo Dione as Najeeb
  • Emily Saliers as Andrea
  • Craig Michael Beck as Frank
  • Mildred Aldaya as Sasha
  • Elizabeth Brewster as Secretary 2
  • Haley Craft as Maxine
  • Kristian Nicole Jackson as Secretary 1
  • Julie Kessler as Doctor
  • Austin Martin as Nnegest Likke'
  • Charlotte Norsworthy as Jessica
  • Samone Norsworthy as Lana
  • Nital Patel as Professor Chopra
  • James W. Ryder as Ken
  • Dustin Seabolt as Vaughn
  • Pepi Streiff as Female Professor (voice)
  • Ryan Surratt as Mark Chatham
  • Alyssa Taylor as Carol
  • Ben Youcef as Johnnie

References
  1. "Ben & Ara". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  2. "Ben & Ara (2017) Movie". hoopla. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  3. "Ben & Ara: English". Times of India. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  4. "Ben and Ara". San Francisco Black Film Festival. Archived from the original on 11 October 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  5. "Ben and Ara". Festival International Du Film Panafricai. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  6. "Ben and Ara: Directed by Nnegest Likké". New York African Diaspora International Film Festival. Archived from the original on 24 October 2020. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  7. "AFRICAN DIASPORA INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL REVIEW: A RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN AN ATHEIST AND A MUSLIM ENDS OVER A CONFLICT OF BELIEFS IN "BEN & ARA"". Irish Film Critic. 8 July 2019. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  8. "2016 Indie Film Festival: BEN & ARA". Winter Film Awards. 17 July 2016. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
  9. "Award Winners 2016". Nevada Women's Film Festival. 2016-08-05. Archived from the original on 2019-05-15. Retrieved 2019-10-30.
  10. "Ben & Ara Independent Feature Film". benandara. Retrieved 2019-10-31.
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