Ghana - The Golden Return

Director’s Notes: Hey Guys - Clé Hunnigan and Barnabas Kelemen here - a Director/DP duo based in London. The Ghana story was very important and timely for us to tell when we did. Though originally from Jamaica/Cayman Islands, I did a DNA test to find out that my roots were from Ghana. The sentiment of ’home’ and ’being comfortable in your skin’ became especially symbolic for me and coincided with “The Year of The Return“ in 2019 - Ghana’s own national initiative which commemorated 400 years since the first African slaves touched down in the US and an invitation for people from the African Diaspora to return and connect with their cultural heritage. I took my first trip to Ghana in Dec 2019 to celebrate The Year of The Return with The Wind Collective Community and felt instantly at one with the culture there. There was something special about being in a place where you could truly be yourself. I ended up staying for 5 weeks to document, shoot and bring this stor