{"id":773824,"date":"2019-12-30T17:11:41","date_gmt":"2019-12-30T17:11:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ghana-mma.com\/2019\/12\/30\/ghanaian-director-reveals-debut-work-to-be-premiered-on-oprah-winfrey-network\/"},"modified":"2019-12-30T17:11:41","modified_gmt":"2019-12-30T17:11:41","slug":"ghanaian-director-reveals-debut-work-to-be-premiered-on-oprah-winfrey-network","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ghanamma.com\/2019\/12\/30\/ghanaian-director-reveals-debut-work-to-be-premiered-on-oprah-winfrey-network\/","title":{"rendered":"Ghanaian director reveals debut work to be premiered on Oprah Winfrey Network"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"td-post-featured-image\">\n<figure><a href=\"https:\/\/www.adomonline.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/6663477095050_3170690067371-Copy.jpg\" data-caption=\"Ghanaian rapper and film director, Blitz Bazawule revealed he was involved in directing an upcoming African-American anthology.\n\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"696\" height=\"464\" class=\"entry-thumb td-modal-image\" src=\"https:\/\/ghanamma.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/6663477095050_3170690067371-Copy-696x464.jpg\"   alt=\"Ghanaian rapper and film director, Blitz Bazawule revealed he was involved in directing an upcoming African-American anthology.\" title=\"Ghanaian rapper and film director, Blitz Bazawule revealed he was involved in directing an upcoming African-American anthology.\"\/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ghanaian rapper and film director, Blitz Bazawule revealed he was involved in directing an upcoming African-American anthology.<br \/>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<p>Ghanaian rapper and film director, Blitz Bazawule also referred to\u00a0as \u201cBlitz The Ambassador\u201d has confirmed his participation in directing two episodes of the upcoming African-American anthology series, \u201cCherish the Day\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The series which premiers on the Oprah Winfrey Network in February 2020 highlights the ups and downs of a relationship between a single couple, capturing each day and the astonishing, with each episode spanning 24 hours.<\/p>\n<p>Blitz made this announcement via a post on his official Twitter page;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">2019 had many highlights but getting to direct the legendary Cicely Tyson on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/CherishTheDay?src=hash&#038;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#CherishTheDay<\/a> tops my list. Her grace and mastery of craft was awe inspiring. Can&#8217;t wait for y&#8217;all to see this beautiful anthology series by <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ava?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ava<\/a> Feb 2020. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OWNTV?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@OWNTV<\/a> \ud83d\ude4f\ud83c\udfff <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Eu2NdKRAoz\">pic.twitter.com\/Eu2NdKRAoz<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Blitz Bazawule (@BlitzAmbassador) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BlitzAmbassador\/status\/1210942837442957313?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">December 28, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Chapter One of the anthology series stars Xosha Roquemore as Gently James and Alano Miller as Evan Fisher, a young couple who meet and fall in love in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p>The first season will span five years which consist over eight episodes.<\/p>\n<p>Legendary American actress, Cicely Tyson, will join Roquemore and Miller as Miss Luma Lee Langston, a renowned star of stage and screen of decades past.<\/p>\n<p>Blitz made history following his popular film, \u2018The Burial of Kojo\u2019 that debuted on Netflix to become the first Ghanaian produced and directed film to be eligible for the 2020 Golden Globes Awards.<\/p>\n<p>The movie which was written, set, directed by him was entirely filmed in Ghana alongside Ghanaian actors, Ama K. 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