Egbert Adjesu

Egbert Adjesu (born in 1931) is the Ghanaian writer and director of the acclaimed 'I Told You So' (1970) movie, released in the post-colonial era.[1][2][3]

Egbert Adjesu
Born1931
NationalityGhanaian
CitizenshipGhanaian
Occupations
  • Filmmaker
  • Producer
  • Director
  • Editor
Notable work'I Told You So' (1970)

Early life

Egbert, a native of Odumase Krobo, lived in London, UK for some time. While there, he worked with Pinewood Studios. Later when he was in Ghana, he worked the Gold Coast Film Unit, from 1952 and was made one of its first directors when it was changed to the Ghana Film Industry Corporation (GFIC) (Armes, 2008).[4]

'I Told You So' was made under the support of the then GFIC, to explore the structure of orthodox storytelling and the aesthetics of the concert party theater for its formal quality (Ogunleye, 2014).[5] The writing of a 1964 piece titled Hamlet, is also credited to him.[6]

Egbert opined that cinema was used as a part of an intensive multi-media campaign propaganda to win the support of the natives for Britain. Through cinema, the colonialists in the then Gold Coast, now Ghana, disseminated information about World War II. This was done to gain the sympathies and garner the backing of the locals to contribute able-bodied men and other necessities in aiding the efforts of Britain in the war.[7]

Along with Sam Aryeetey, Tom Ribeiro, and a host of other early filmmakers, the Ghanaian film industry was birthed.[8]

Filmography

References
  1. "'I Told You So' returns in August". Citi 97.3 FM – Relevant Radio. Always. 27 July 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  2. "Where art thou Ghana? As thousands of African films are being restored". Graphic Online. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  3. "'I Told You So' adaptation thrills audience". Graphic Online. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. Armes, Roy (11 July 2008). Dictionary of African Filmmakers. Indiana University Press. ISBN 978-0-253-35116-6.
  5. Ogunleye, Foluke (17 March 2014). African Film: Looking Back and Looking Forward. Cambridge Scholars Publishing. ISBN 978-1-4438-5749-9.
  6. "Egbert Adjesu". IMDb. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  7. Nanabigne, V. (2001). Cinema in Ghana. History, Ideology and Popular Culture. PhD thesis. Bergen: University of Bergen.
  8. "Who Killed The Ghana Film Industry?". MyJoyOnline.com. 29 October 2013. Retrieved 15 October 2020.


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