Released 2016, like cotton twines stars jay ellis, ophelia klenam dzidzornu, irene adotey, miranda bailey the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. In addition to like cotton twines, rlj entertainment also acquired urbanworld film festival alumknucklehead, which screened in 2015. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Once you select rent youll have 14 days to start watching the movie and 48 hours to finish it. Stub this article has been rated as stubclass on the projects. Trailer for like cotton twines, starring irene adotey, adjetey anang and miranda bailey from risingstar director leila djansi, comes her latest film festival winner like cotton twines, starring jay ellis hbos insecure. Around 250 movies roughly 60% of which are exclusive to umc, featuring actors like monique and isaiah washington 2015s blackbird, garcelle beauvais and leon 20s and then there was you, and jay ellis 2016s like cotton twines. Watch me in like cotton twines on urban movie channel umc. Like cotton twines follows micah jay ellis, an american volunteer who. An american volunteer teaching at a remote school in africa tries to save one of his young students from a religious custom in which she will be offered as a slave to the gods. All critics 1 fresh 1 the movies ending seem a bit syrupy and idealistic by comparison. The film will also be released on dvd in early 2017. With irene adotey, adjetey anang, miranda bailey, david dontoh. There is currently one video available for the film, of which one and only one is a trailer, as listed below.
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Like cotton twines is a film directed by ghanaianamerican filmmaker leila djansi. Adams apples film series 20112012 sasha 2012 potomanto 20 crime. Like cotton twines the 2016 movie, trailers, videos and more at yidio. To improve this article, please refer to the guidelines. Battle of long tan documentary danger close movie based on this story vietnam war duration. Like cotton twines, a movie directed by leila djansi can be viewed by subscribers of streaming service, netflix. Micah, an american volunteer takes a teaching job in a small village in ghana where he meets 14 yr old tuigi, who has to become trokosi. Leila djansi makes history in film festival with like. Video archive for the film like cotton twines, which has a domestic theatrical release in the year of 2016. Cotton twine food grade buy cotton twine food grade. To use this banner, please refer to the documentation. Scad announces 2016 savannah film festival award winners.
Like cotton twines an american volunteer takes a teaching job in a remote african village where he meets a tuigi, yearold girl. This article is within the scope of wikiproject film. Like cotton twines 2016 06012016 us drama 1h 36m user score. From risingstar director leila djansi, comes her latest film festival winner like cotton twines, starring jay ellis hbos insecure. Sign up to for a 14day free trial to watch the full film and many other urban movies. You can watch all latest nollywood and ghana movies featuring yvonne okoro by subscribing to the irokotv mobile app on your smartphone. Wsav like cotton twines tells the story of an american teacher in ghana trying to rescue one of his students from a life of sexual slavery. In 2016, leila djansi directed like cotton twines an exploration of the practice of trokosi in her native country of ghana.
Like cotton twines micah takes a teaching job in a ghanaian village, where he meets tuigi, a bright girl who must atone for an accident committed by her father. An american volunteer teaching in a school in africa must save one of his students, a 14 year old girl from religious slavery. Through screenings, workshops, appearances by industry guests, and special events, the festival has brought filmmakers and their fans together to celebrate the art of film for over 15 years. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. Like cotton twines 2016 cast and crew an american volunteer teaching at a remote school in africa tries to save one of his young students from a religious custom in which she will be offered as. Like cotton twines tells the story of tuigi ophelia klenam dzidzornu, a yearold girl who is forced into sex slavery as payment for fathers mistake.
Micah brown jay ellis is an africanamerican volunteer who takes a teaching job in a remote ghanaian village. Watch an exclusive clip from the film above featuring micah. Like cotton twines jay ellis ophelia klenam dzidzornu irene adotey 2016 an american volunteer teaching at a remote school in africa tries to save one of his young students from a religious custom in which she will be offer. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The urban movie channel, or umc, also features five features directed by the ghanaian filmmaker leila djansi, including her most recent, like cotton twines, from 2016. Like cotton twines 2016 an american volunteer teaching at a remote school in africa tries to save one of his young students from a religious custom in which she will be offered as a slave to the. Locked in a battle between history, church and state, micah is determined to give tuigi a life outside tradition. In addition to like cotton twines, rlj entertainment also acquired urbanworld film festival alum knucklehead, which screened in 2015. However, tuigis father offers her as a sex slave to atone for a deadly accident he committed. An american volunteer teaching in a school in africa must save one of his students, a. Like cotton twines, the film produced by ghanaian film producer and director leila djansi will be screened at the international film festival of india iffi. Hello everyone, i am ophelia klenam dzidzornu, a passionate teen film and theater actress, commercial, print model, volunteer and a. Theres also a selection of standup specials from comics like kevin hart, gary owen, and d. Watch me in like cotton twines on urban movi stage 32.
The film also won the best diaspora film at the 2012 san diego black film festival. Rlj entertainment announces acquisition of urbanworld film. Produced by djansis turning point pictures, it tells the story of tuigi, a 14yearold jss student in a small ghanaian village who has to become a trokosi, a slave to the gods as a. The story centers around micah brown ellis who takes a teaching job in a ghanaian village where he meets tuigi, a bright girl who must atone for a deadly accident. Micah takes a teaching job in a ghanaian village, where he meets tuigi, a bright girl who must atone for an accident committed by her father. Jay ellis, ophelia dzidzornu, miranda bailey, yvonne okoro, david dontoh, leila djansi. Its the only departure from writerdirector leila djansis. The movie gives insight of an american teacher who comes to. Locked in a cultural battle, micah is determined to give tuigi a life outside tradition. Best foursome ever real twins and busty wife kelly madison, lindsay love, lacey love love twins 5 min pawn3x 544k views 16 min 2. There he meets tuigi, a 14yearold girl who is to become a slave to the gods through a practice of religious slavery called trokosi. Our main products are twisted pe ropes, twisted pp ropes, split film twines, braided ropes, fishing twine and other functional ropes, split film twines and plastic.
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