OBI & THE JUJU FOREST
18 min 30 sec
A folk film made the community of Okwa II
This is a period piece telling a story of traditional West African ways of protecting the environment: conservation before the whiteman. This is the first film made on the project and the first film in the series. Okwa II is one of the three villages enclaved within Cross River National Park and thus a site of tension with conservation efforts.
Salvation Latah as Obi
Beshaba Tabi as Obi’s sister
Anna Apah as Obi’s mother
Olum Akwo as the hunter
Paddy Abang as Obi’s father
Paulinus Onu as the chief
Produced by Louis Nkonyu
Special Thanks to Smart Apah