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Ama K. Abebrese is an actress and a movie producer<\/p>\n
British-Ghanaian actress Ama K. Abrebrese has highlighted the importance of film in selling a country\u2019s identity and tourism.<\/p>\n
According to her, films have so much potential in aiding nation-building; hence, she is encouraging the Ghanaian government to tap into the industry and invest in it.<\/p>\n
\u201cI know some people think that film is just for entertainment but the film is more than that. It promotes your country and your culture. People watch films and they will be like I want to go to England and where Harry Porter was filmed because they love Harry Porter.<\/p>\n
\u201cSo there is so much; films can be used in terms of not only nation building but growing across the diaspora and even promoting tourism,\u201d she said in an interview with Noella Kharyne Yalley on \u2018Xclusives.\u2019<\/p>\n
She also explained her seeming hiatus off the film scene and, according to her, she has been occupied with a number of exciting projects she is working on.<\/p>\n
\u201cI have been producing quite a number of things. When [I am] busy working, I don\u2019t go to events. So I have just been working, I have some exciting things coming up,\u201d she hinted.<\/p>\n
Meanwhile, she has called on those who speak ill of Ghanaian films to stop belittling the movies from the industry.<\/p>\n
The actress, who has featured in \u2018The Burial of Kojo\u2019 \u2018A Sting in a Tale\u2019 and many others said, in as much as some people are not fans of Ghanaian films, others love it.<\/p>\n
\u201cYou don\u2019t have to like my work. It is not my fault that you don\u2019t like everything because it is Ghanaian. Just do not down it. That is my issue.<\/p>\n
\u201cSometimes you find a Ghanaian denigrating somebody\u2019s work which probably the person used their last penny to produce,\u201d Ama K. Abebrese said.<\/p>\n
She added that \u201cuntil you step into a producer or a director\u2019s shoe, you wouldn\u2019t know the sacrifices they\u2019ve made.<\/p>\n
\u201cAny producer will tell you the challenges or what they have to go through to get their film made with very little support because of their passion. Just because you do not like it, doesn\u2019t mean somebody won\u2019t love it.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u2018Xclusives\u2019 airs on Joy Prime on Saturdays at 3 pm and on JoyNews at 7:30 pm.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n