Yemoh Ike and Amartei Armar
It is unusual for an airline to accept a film that is only 15 minutes long but not in the case of ‘Vagabonds’, a short film by promising Ghanaian director Amartei Armar.
After being the first African short film to ever win at the Montreal World International Film Festival, an Oscar qualifying award, ‘Vagabonds’ once again is the first Ghanaian short film to ever be on Emirates in-flight entertainment.
“As Ghanaians, we are proud to have a local language film in Twi on one of the world’s best airlines, ranking number one for in-flight entertainment,” Amartei said in a statement.
‘Vagabonds’ is a story about two orphaned brothers ? 10 year-old Owusu and five- year-old Gyasi ? who feel trapped in their orphanage. The fear of being separated by adoption provokes Owusu’s desire to protect his brother and their bond at all cost. Owusu is willing to do whatever it takes, even if it means escaping into an unknown future.
The 14-minutes short film was produced by Yemoh Ike and features first-time child actors like Idrissu Tontie as Owusu, Fiifi Asher as Gyasi and Nelly Bilson as Maame. It also features Nana Ama McBrown in an unassuming supporting role that reveals a side movie lovers have never seen about her before.