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Nancy Mac Granaky-Quaye


„Beento”, 2007
movie, 24 Min.

East Germany in 1963: Sammy is a guest student from Ghana, West-Africa. Katharina is a local girl, and they are in love. This is neither the right place nor the right time for a love like theirs. Sammy can travel to West Germany, from where he smuggles profitable goods. He dreams of returning to Ghana as a real Beento. Sammy’s “import activities” draw the attention of the nosy student housing warden Mr. Paschulke, who constantly picks on him. Also Katharina cannot accept Sammy’s easy way of living. She is pregnant and needs Sammy at her side more than ever. Sammy is overwhelmed by the obstacles around him. He can not imagine a life as an exotic stranger in a Communist country.

Vita

1972 born in Neuss | 1992-1996 studied Communication Science and Psychology in Essen (UGH) | 1996 shooting first short movies | 1998-2004 production design and extras assistant for several movies in Mexico and Germany | 2004-2007 ifs internationale filmschule köln, Bachelor of Arts „Film Directing“ | until today working as freelance-videoswitcher

Filmography (Selection)

2008 YoungStars (AT) (30’) doc. - (LAG) Spiel u. Theater NRW e.V. - director, camera, editing | 2007 Beento (24´) - ifs köln - director, co-writer | Das SZ (16´) doc. - SZ Hilden - director, script, editing | 2006 Hotel Eclipse (15´) - ifs köln - idea, director | Gehenlassen (10´) - ifs köln - director | Meine deutsche Schwester (16´) doc. - ifs köln - director, script | Constanze (6´) doc.-episode in „Reflection“ - ifs köln - director, script, co-editing | 2005 Alles Gute (5´) doc. - ifs köln - director, script

Festivals and Awards

Beento - 29. Filmfestival Max Ophüls Preis 08 / AfroD Berlin 08 | Hotel Eclipse - screening: 19. Medienforum NRW 07 | Gehenlassen - Short Cuts Cologne 06 - Audience Award for Students | Meine deutsche Schwester - BR-Online Heimatdrehwettbewerb 07 | Constanze (6´) DOK-episode in „Reflection“ - 5. Neisse Filmfestival 08 / int. Festival Dignity & Work Danzig 07 / Berlinale Talent-Campus 06 / Cracow Filmfestival 06 / several screenings i.a. Cinema Muranow Warsaw 06


Participants 2008 A-Z