> Date: Tue, 14 Apr 1998 10:46:29 -0400
>
>
> I got the following message about videos available in Uganda
> about a week ago, then I wrote him back and asked if I could post it
> to
> the listserver. His reply to that is the second part below. Then is
> a
> list of the videos that he has.
> regards, Steve Smith, moderator
> ----------
> First message:
> I am working in partnership with Rev. Dr. Chris Hesse. Chris is
> the former Managing Director of the Ghana Film Industry Corporation,
> now privatized. He remains a member of the board. He has access to
> the rights of the GFIC films listed below with synopses.
>
> I have listed also a further 41 local videos, but without
> synopses,for which we would have to negotiate rights with the
> individual
> copyright owners.
>
> We are working together at the request of a firm which is
> assembling a series of African films for a South African TV channel.
> Both of
> us have other commitments so the time we can devote to this
> business is somewhat limited. We also have limited resources.
>
> If any of this material is of interest to you I would suggest
> that you order from us, at cost (pre-paid) single copies for
> non-commercial
> use. If, after viewing, you decided to proceed with any titles,
> we would negotiate with the respective copyright owners to
> represent them
> in respect of sales to your company. The advantage to you would
> be that you would be dealing with a single reliable party in
> respect of
> all Ghana videos. Royalty payments would be made to us and we
> would deduct a commission before passing the payment on to the
> copyright owner.
>
> Chris might have some other items (made on 35mm) up his sleeve,
> but it might take some time and effort to negotiate rights.
>
> Ghana has a major electric power problem at present and we are
> rationed to five 12-hour periods of mains power per week,
> sometimes 0600-1800 sometimes 1800-0600. Please therefore be
> prepared for
> some delays in replies to e-mail messages.
>
> Regards
> Manu Herbstein
> Manu Herbstein, P O Box C697, Accra, Ghana.
> Tel (233 21) 773978 Fax (233 21) 774283
> E-mail: manuherb@africaonline.com.gh
> <mailto:manuherb@africaonline.com.gh>
> ------------
> Second message:
> > Steve,
> > Your message has been sitting in my e-mail in-tray for so long it
> has
> > become
> > a fixture. My apologies: when one is dependant upon a PC and
> > electricity is
> > as scarce as it is now in Ghana, priorities have to be established
> on
> > somewhat selfish criteria.
> >
> > I have expanded the list. The items in the first list (those with
> > short
> > synopses) are from the former (now privatized) Ghana Film Industry
> > Corporation.
> >
> > I am not sure what the purpose of this posting is. Please enlighten
> > me.
> > Now the caveats. I am really in this line of business, just
> > interested.
> > The list is incomplete. My guess is that there might be at least
> > another 30
> > films to add. To give just one example, DIABOLO, one of the first
> > films in
> > the video boom, is not included as it does not appear on the current
> > lists
> > of local commercial vendors.
> >
> > I seem to recall that the Goethe Institute in Accra held a seminar
> > some time
> > back to discuss issues of film archiving. I hope they achieved
> > something
> > since this will be invaluable material for some future historian of
> > Ghana.
> > There must be material here for a substantial PhD.
> >
> > Please go ahead and post this information. If you give me a credit,
> > is
> > there some way in which you can do so without landing a deluge of
> > enquiries
> > for single films in my in-tray?
> > Regards
> > Manu
> >
> > Manu Herbstein, P O Box C697, Accra, Ghana.
> > Tel (233 21) 773978 Fax (233 21) 774283
> > E-mail: manuherb@africaonline.com.gh
> >
> > TITLE (YEAR OF RELEASE, DURATION) Synopsis
> > ALL FOR YOU 1996 90 A pretty village girl falls in love with a
> playboy
> > student who is only visiting for vacation. One of them ends up
> paying
> > heavily for it.
> > AYA MINNOW 1992 95 The tragic story of a father who wants a "good"
> man
> > for his daughter who is bent on having her own way and the house boy
> > caught in between.
> > BABY THIEF 1992 118 The wife of a village chief has to have a baby
> to
> > help keep the royal status of her husband. And she will go to any
> length to
> > do this.
> > CHILD AT 6.30 1993 100 A young married woman meets her long lost
> lover
> > CRACKED ILLUSION 1996 90 A girl whose parents struggle to keep her
> in
> > school paints another picture of herself and prefers to live in
> another
> > world.
> > DEDE 1992 118 A young girl who fails to perform the puberty rite
> faces
> > the hardship of city life.
> > ESCAPE TO LOVE 1996 90 A prosperous business man has his life turned
> > upside down when he falls in love with a poor peasant girl.
> > FAMILY MAN 1997 90 Complications and tragedy arise after a father
> > overlooks his commitment to his family.
> > FOR BETTER FOR WORSE 1995 120 A man who denies paternity of a child
> > discovers later in life that that may have been his worst mistake in
> > life
> > HOUSE OF PAIN 1994 100 When the son of a well to do family
> compromises
> > his books for a "good time", a crisis arises between the parents.
> > LABOUR OF LOVE 1995 90 A brilliant high school boy falls in love
> with
> > a beautiful girl who joins the class. But will he succeed in the
> face of
> > stiff opposition from his colleagues?
> > MR. WHITE 1997 100 Can the police with all their limitations be able
> > to apprehend and unravel the mystery behind the destruction and
> death of
> > innocent victims of a drug baron?
> > PLAY BOY 1994 90 A fresh university graduate in charge of a
> programme
> > for teenage pregnancy eradication becomes a victim of his job.
> > REJECTED 1993 90 An employee of a financial institution is saved by
> a
> > son he fails to foster.
> > RETURNEE 1992 100 A deportee has his belongings stolen, the thief
> who
> > has the deportee's identity documents on him gets killed in a car
> accident
> > creating a crisis for a whole township.
> > SCHEMERS 1992 90 The king-makers conspire to make a rich man the
> Chief
> > of the village. But can they outwit those who stand for tradition?
> > THE LOST STOOL 1997 90 The rightful heir to a stool is disqualified
> > due to a
> > deformity. And the next-of-kin is lost in the white mans country.
> What
> > happens to the stool?
> > THE OTHER SIDE 1992 100 A successful Chief Executive of a
> > multinational
> > textile company has other crooked business dealings and will stop at
> > nothing to make his plans work.
> > THE RIGHT TO LOVE 1997 123 A young man survives a murder attempt on
> > his life. In his investigations, he realises that the culprit is
> linked to
> > his father's murder.
> > TWINKLE OF AN EYE 1996 90 The story of two young couples who are
> > refused marriage due to differences in their economic status.
> > WAGES OF SIN 1996 90 A fake evangelist faces exposure of his true
> > identity in this dramatic and hilarious movie.
> > ZENA 1997 120 Thirty years after a pregnant girl is deserted by her
> > lover, strange circumstances bring father and son together.
> >
> > 6 LOVERS OF MELODY
> > A BETTER TOMORROW
> > ABRANTEE
> > AGENT
> > BABA MOLLO
> > BEYOND SUSPICION
> > BITTER LOVE
> > BITTER RESULTS
> > BORN AGAINST
> > BROKEN ARROW
> > BUNSURU
> > CANDIDATE FOR HELL
> > COME BACK LUCY
> > CROSS FIRE
> > DABIBA
> > DIMBADO
> > DIRTY TEARS
> > DIVINE INTERVENTION
> > DONDO
> > FALSE PRETENDER
> > FATAL DECISION
> > FATIMA
> > GHOST TEARS
> > GIBRALTAR SON
> > HEART BREAKERS
> > HE KNOWS
> > IT’S TOO LATE
> > JEALOUSY
> > KISS YOUR WIFE
> > LADY’S CHOICE
> > LET’S LOVE AGAIN
> > LOVERS BLUES
> > LOVING YOU
> > MAAMA MIA
> > MAN WOMAN
> > MATTA
> > MATTERS OF THE HEART
> > MEBA (MY CHILD)
> > METAMO
> > MOTHER’S REVENGE
> > MR T. T.
> > MUSBIRU
> > MY SWEETY
> > NAOMI I & II
> > NEVER AGAIN
> > NO ONE KNOWS
> > NOT WITHOUT
> > OGBOO PART TWO
> > OGBOO, PART ONE
> > ONLY MOTHERS CAN TELL
> > OUT OF SIGHT
> > POLICE OFFICER II
> > PRISONER
> > RISKY GAME
> > SACRIFICE
> > SARAH I & II
> > SGT. ABEBRESE
> > SELINA
> > SID THE GREAT PART ONE
> > SID THE GREAT PART TWO
> > STAND BY ME
> > STEP DAD
> > SUGAR DADDY
> > SUPI
> > TABOO
> > TEARS OF JOY
> > THE FRUITS OF TOLERANCE
> > THE GREAT LUCK
> > THE THREE PADDYS
> > THE TWINS
> > TORNADO
> > TWIN LOVERS
> > U TURN
> > WHEN THE GOING GETS TOUGH
> > WHO IS TO BLAME
> > WHO KILLED NANCY
> > WHOSE FAULT
> > WOMAN IN LOVE I & II
> > YOU CAN’T LAUGH I & II
> > YOUNG BLOOD
>
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