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By Simon Asare, GNA<\/span><\/b><\/p>\n

Accra, Dec. 9, GNA – As Ghana climaxes its
\n“Year of Return” with series of activities in December, a movie
\ntitled “Joseph” has been premiered in honour of one of the late Jake
\nOtanka Obetsebi-Lamptey.<\/span><\/p>\n

The late Obetsebi-Lamptey who once served as
\nMinister of Tourism birthed the \u201cJoseph Project\u201d in 2007 as he sought to
\nencourage Africans in the Diaspora to take a trip back home which coincides
\nwith the \u201cYear of Return\u201d as we commemorate the 400th year of the
\narrival of the first enslaved Africans in Jamestown Virginia in what was known
\nas the Transatlantic Slave Trade.<\/span><\/p>\n

Speaking at the premiere of the movie, Mr.
\nAkwasi Agyemang, Chief Executive Officer of the Ghana Tourism Authority (GTA)
\nsaid that, the storyline of the “Joseph” movie represents the motives
\nof the Year of Return and also coincides with the project initiated by the late
\nMinister.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Agyemang added, “the movie should
\ninspire the spirit of oneness among us and a testament of why we should not
\ngive up as Africans\u201d.<\/span><\/p>\n

Mr. Dave Weekes, Executive Director of the
\nmovie, in his address, expressed his delight having been offered the platform
\nto premiere the movie as part of activities marking the Year of Return.<\/span><\/p>\n

“We are here in Ghana to report back,
\nthat the hemorrhaging which Africa suffered at the hands of the Transatlantic
\nSlave Trade did not destroy our spirit. Indeed it has demonstrated the
\nresilience of our people” he said.<\/span><\/p>\n

He also revealed that, the working title of
\nthe movie had no knowledge of the work of the Late Obetsebi-Lamptey and sees it
\nas divine destiny for the film to be given that title.<\/span><\/p>\n

The film, shot in Ghana, Barbados and Jamaica
\nwas co-written and directed by Marcia Weekes is produced by Step By Step
\nProductions Inc.<\/span><\/p>\n

The movie tells a story of Kevoy Burton who
\nstars in the movie as Joseph, who begins a quest to search for his true
\nidentity defying family conflicts and self-doubt to discover his African
\norigins.<\/span><\/p>\n

The movie would hit West African Cinemas in
\nJanuary 2020.<\/span><\/p>\n

GNA<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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