Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl

A film screening and Q&A

Wednesday April 9, 2024, 7:00pm, Konover Auditorium

Don’t miss the screening of the short documentary film Ampe: Leap into the Sky Black Girl. Following the film, there will be a Q&A with the film’s directors, Ife Oluwamuyide and Claudia Owusu.

This event is cosponsored by the Africana Studies Institute and the Humanities Institute.

The Center for Folklore Studies will screen the short film Ampe: Leap into the Sky Black Girl, which follows the Ghanian jumping and clapping game ampe between the sister cities of Accra, Ghana and Columbus, Ohio. The film will be followed by a short discussion with the directors and a community talk-back session with members of the Ghanian and West African diaspora in Central Ohio. Ghanian food will be served.

This event is free and open to the public. 

More information coming soon.

On March 6, join @ubclas, @ubcfilmsociety and @UBC_Arts for a screening of "Ampe: Leaping into the Sky, Black Girl," followed by a discussion with the filmmakers as well as Dr. @Crystallynnweb (History) and Dr. Kim Bain (@ubc_english). Details in link! https://las.arts.ubc.ca/events/event/ampe-leap-into-the-sky-black-girl-2022/

This informal, free family-friendly event includes studio activities, exploration of our galleries, and a reading of A Boy and His Mirror, followed by a signing by the book's illustrator, local artist Keturah A. Bobo. We'll also screen Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl-a new, family-friendly short film by Claudia Owusu and Ife Oluwamuyide. Everyone is welcome to meet the artists and ask them questions. Weather permitting, we'll go outside afterward to play games, including the Ghanaian game Ampe!

IMAGE CAPTION Clockwise from top left: A Boy and His Mirror book cover illustration, courtesy of Keturah A. Bobo; Ampe: Leap into the Sky, Black Girl, images courtesy of Claudia Owusu and Ife Oluwamuyide; Ife Oluwamuyide (left) and Claudia Owusu (right), courtesy of the artists; Wex Open House 2022, photo: Kathryn D Studios; Keturah A. Bobo, photo: Jaryah Bobo.