{"id":469236,"date":"2018-03-02T19:30:23","date_gmt":"2018-03-02T19:30:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2018\/03\/02\/we-are-struggling-but-not-broke-lydia-forson-on-ghanas-movie-industry\/"},"modified":"2018-03-02T19:30:23","modified_gmt":"2018-03-02T19:30:23","slug":"we-are-struggling-but-not-broke-lydia-forson-on-ghanas-movie-industry","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2018\/03\/02\/we-are-struggling-but-not-broke-lydia-forson-on-ghanas-movie-industry\/","title":{"rendered":"We are struggling but not broke &#8211; Lydia Forson on Ghana\u2019s movie industry"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div id=\"medsection1\">\n<!-- End of html generated by this->header() --><\/p>\n<p class=\"floatLeft\">Entertainment of Friday,  2 March 2018<\/p>\n<p class=\"floatRight\"><strong>Source: <\/strong>www.ghanaweb.com<\/p>\n<p>2018-03-02<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-left\">\n<p class=\"article-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/95959009.295.jpg\" alt=\"Lydia Forson Sidechic Premier\" title=\"Lydia Forson Sidechic Premier\" width=\"295\" height=\"169\" \/><span class=\"image_caption\"><span>Lydia Forson<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"noPrint\">\n<div id=\"537626303\" style=\"width:300;height:250;margin:0;padding:0\">\n<p>\t\t  <noscript><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" name=\"b2ad7fa7fd\" src=\"http:\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/afr?auid=537626303&amp;cb=151125813995117\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"300\" height=\"250\"><a href=\"\/\/ghanaweb-d.openx.net\/w\/1.0\/rc?cs=b2ad7fa7fd&amp;cb=151125813995117\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/1520019023_815_ai\" border=\"0\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/iframe><\/noscript><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p style=\"clear:right\"> IndustryActress Lydia Forson has revealed that the Ghana movie industry in general underpays actors and actresses compared to what pertains in other jurisdictions.<\/p>\n<p>This she claims, has left a lot of actors, actresses, and producers financially distressed. Lydia confessed that the movie industry in Ghana is struggling, but was of the opinion that if the actors and actresses are paid well, there is a chance the industry will be revived once again.<\/p>\n<p>She, however, debunked the widespread notion that Ghanaian actors and actresses are so broke and living a life of penury because of the ailing movie industry.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I say the industry is underpaid compared to other industries it is because I do believe that we should be paid more than we are being paid now. It doesn\u2019t mean we (actors\/actresses) are broke and can\u2019t afford anything. I do admit that the Ghana movie industry is relatively young, and it\u2019s a struggle for every industry that is just starting from the beginning\u201d, she said.<\/p>\n<p>Lydia who is very vocal in her beliefs also cautioned the public to desist for portraying actors and actresses as people who can\u2019t afford a decent lifestyle. She said she gets surprised when people question entertainers who are living a luxurious lifestyle and gets annoyed when it is portrayed as though they can\u2019t afford certain luxury things by themselves.<\/p>\n<p>She said \u201cwe have created this stigma around filmmakers, actors, and actresses that they shouldn\u2019t be able to afford a certain way of life and you shouldn\u2019t be smart enough to diversify your income. I\u2019m an entertainer and I\u2019m expected to diversify my source of income\u201d. \u201cIt\u2019s offensive when as an actress you buy something nice but it is expected that a man bought it for me. Even an ordinary person can have a person buy a car for her and it\u2019s not a problem but when my boyfriend buys a car for me I\u2019m reduced to that\u2019s all I am,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cA lot of the young girls now come into the industry with false expectation. That is why we see a lot of people who are not really interested in acting but they feel it\u2019s a way to market yourself for men to buy you nice things. I\u2019m not judging them in any way but we are more than just actors\/actresses,\u201d she emphasized.<\/p>\n<p><!-- uploaded by: 62 updated by: 62 --><\/p>\n<p><!-- Start of html generated by this->footer() -->\n<\/div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a style=\"display:none\" rel=\"follow\" href=\"http:\/\/megatheme.ir\/\" title=\"\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633\">\u0642\u0627\u0644\u0628 \u0648\u0631\u062f\u067e\u0631\u0633<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Entertainment of Friday, 2 March 2018 Source: www.ghanaweb.com 2018-03-02 Lydia Forson IndustryActress Lydia Forson has revealed that the Ghana movie industry in general underpays actors and actresses compared to what pertains in other jurisdictions. This she claims, has left a lot of actors, actresses, and producers financially distressed. 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