“Sinking Sands”, Ghana’s first high budget international film, was featured and reviewed on BBC Weekend Network Africa.

“We were delighted to have had BBC Weekend Network Africa attend the grand premiere of “Sinking Sands,” said Africa Academy Movie nominated filmmaker and director Leila Djansi. ‘Hearing the opinion of BBC journalist David Amanor and the audience was really a treat and let’s me know the movie spoke volumes to women and men.”

“Sinking Sands” is a feature length psychological drama that tells the story of a couple, in a loving marriage that turns into one of violence and abuse when Jimah becomes disfigured in a domestic accident. The project is intended to create awareness on the continuous existence of abuse among today’s households. It is an effort to show a side of defense that is proactive.

The screen play was written and directed by Africa Movie Academy Award-nominated director Leila Djansi and playing the lead roles in the film are Ghanaian-born British actress Ama K. Abebrese and Haitian-born model and Hollywood actor Jimmy Jean-Louis. The film was shot in Accra and Ho, Ghana.

Financed through The David Djansi Memorial Film Fund and its Australian associates, “Sinking Sands” is produced by Turning Point Pictures. The film successfully premiered on Nov. 13, in Accra Ghana, and is headed to Silverbird Theater at the Accra Mall on Friday, Dec. 24.

BBC Weekend Network Africa is a part of BBC World Service, which is the world’s most respected voice in international broadcasting. It provides authoritative and impartial news and information in 33 languages worldwide. It is is trusted for its accuracy, editorial independence and expertise and provides a forum for the exchange of ideas across cultural, linguistic and national boundaries.