Ghanaian Cinemas Then and Now

Once upon a time there were no televisions in most homes in Ghana, nearly every Ghanaian trooped to the cinemas to be entertained. According to one of Ghana’s foremost cinematographer, filmmaker and photographer, Rev Dr Chris Tsui Hesse, the cinemas generated huge income for the Ghanaian economy. He said when people visit the cinemas to watch … Read more

Chris Hesse – The Man Who ‘married’ Cameras In the Gold Coast

It was not until 1954 that he joined the then West African Film School which was located at present day TV3, Kanda in Accra. His choice of joining the camera department, to study, panned out to be the best of decision he made. Having graduated with the knowledge in the handling of professional cameras, he … Read more