Anansi the spider: a tale from the Ashanti
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Narrator, Athmani Magoma
Soundtrack, Thomas Wagner, Regis Benoit ; consultant, Joseph Campbell ; camera, Louis Calogero ; animation, Vincent Bell
A West African folk tale about a spider who is presented with a dilemma when each of his six sons saves his life and he must determine which one he should reward
Soundtrack, Thomas Wagner, Regis Benoit ; consultant, Joseph Campbell ; camera, Louis Calogero ; animation, Vincent Bell
A West African folk tale about a spider who is presented with a dilemma when each of his six sons saves his life and he must determine which one he should reward
Credits
Gerald McDermott; Gerald McDermott Films
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This animated film recounts the adventures of the cunning spider Anansi, the trickster-hero of the Ashanti people of Ghana. In this tale, Anansi falls into a river, is swallowed by a fish and carried off by a falcon. Each time he is rescued by his six sons. Anansi is unable to decide which son to reward with a white globe. Nyame, the one God, decides to place the sphere in the sky for all to share. This is how we come to have the moon.
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