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SANKOFA (The Only Authorized DVD) Film by Haile Gerima Mypheduh Films, Inc. Format: DVD (Color) Duration: 125 minutes Genre: Drama Year: 1993 upc: 094922938107 Description/Synopsis: SANKOFA is an Akan word that means, one must return to the past in order to move forward. Mona, a contemporary model, is possessed by spirits lingering in the Cape Coast Castle in Ghana and travels to the past, where, as a house servant called Shola she is constantly abused by the slave master. Nunu, an African-born field hand, and Shango, Sholas West Indian Lover, continuously rebel against the slave system. For Nunu this means direct conflict with her son, a mulatto benefitting from the system as a head slave. Inspired by Nunu and Shangos determination to defy the system, Shola finally takes her fate into her own hands.