Chris Hesse documentary to hit cinemas on 28 October
By the AFREEQUE newsroom, based on Tuko
The documentary The Eyes of Ghana will be released in North American cinemas on 28 October 2026. It traces the work of Chris Hesse, Kwame Nkrumah’s former personal cameraman, who is trying to preserve more than 1,000 films about African independence, according to Tuko.
The documentary “The Eyes of Ghana”, produced by US streamer IShowSpeed with Barack and Michelle Obama as executive producers, is due to be released in North American cinemas on 28 October, reports Tuko. The film traces the work of Ghanaian filmmaker Chris Hesse, who was the personal cameraman of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana’s first president.
The documentary follows Hesse in his efforts to preserve more than 1,000 films about the period of African independence. The cinema release will allow North American audiences to discover these archives and the history of Ghana.
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