Ghanaian women and film: an examination of female representation and audience reception

The study investigated the filmmaking practices and female representations in selected films by three Ghanaian women filmmakers and how audience groups respond to and interpret such female representations. It contributes to our understanding of the socio-politico-economic and cultural contexts that impact their filmic outputs and how they combine to influence the interpretations of audience members. It draws attention to the contributions of women directors in championing the course of women in their fight against societal structures and strictures that constrain them as they challenge the status quo and encourage women worldwide in their struggles for social justice, emancipation and equality.