Accra Indie Filmfest announced its 2026 official selection, and six Ghanaian Filmmakers made this list!
1. Beyond the Rows of Struggling Seeds
Category: Documentary
Director: Faiza Duut Majeed
Beyond the Rows of Struggling Seeds is a documentary directed by filmmaker Faiza Duut Majeed. The film explores the agricultural and environmental challenges faced by farmers, specifically focusing on the resilience of farmers with disabilities navigating climate change and agricultural hardships
2. We Won’t Let You Poison Us
Category: Documentary
Director: Akosua-Asamoabea Ampofo
As illegal mining poisons Ghana’s rivers, a lawyer, a journalist, and a chief take a stand — showing that freedom is also the right to clean water, safe land, and a livable future. We Won’t Let You Poison Us is a documentary short that explores the devastating environmental and human impact of illegal mining (galamsey) in Ghana.
3. Quiet
Category: Narrative
Director: Melvin Dain
QUIET, follows a young deaf boy in the slums of Ashiaman as he overcomes daily struggles and finds a sense of belonging through imagination, an old radio, and his dream of becoming a football star.
4. The Deep Well
Category: Narrative
Director: Alphonse Menyo
Trapped in the labyrinth of their own mind, Faris wages a desperate battle against regret, fear, and anxiety. As the cycle of darkness tightens its grip, can they find the clarity to break free and live fully in the present?
5. From Dublin to Accra
Category: Student Film
Director: Emmanuel Kofi Quist-Haynes
Note: Co-production with Ireland
Special Mention
The Family Act
Category: Student Film
Director: Dragos Bucataru
Producer: Esiawonam Adisenu (AiF Talent Connect, 2025)
In order to maintain the illusion of a perfect family for her visiting daughter, a mother hires an actor to play the role of the missing grandfather.
Don't miss the 2026 edition of the AiF.
