Kwaku

Kwaku

2015 · 15 min

Eight-year-old Kwaku lives with his grandmother Nana in a small village in Ghana. Nana always tells Kwaku a traditional Ghanaian fable about a clever spider called Kwaku as well. Like the spider, the boy is smart and independent and does most of the chores because Nana has a problem with her leg. One day, Kwaku hatches a plan to get a present for Nana - a present he's been wanting to get her for some time.

Directed by Anthony Nti · Written by Anthony Nti

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