KANKYE - Conjure Film Festival

Our time has finally come..

When we released our first documentary film AMARUKAFO ADEBISA: African-American Ancestral Divination we won the award for Best Original Documentary at the Kwanzaa Film Festival in New York. Our film was also featured at the Pembroke Taparelli Arts and Film Festival in Los Angeles, CA. 

We decided then to host our own film festival, KANKYE - Conjure Film Festival. As we planned our first festival the world-wide pandemic hit. Because of covid restrictions, all movie theaters and large venues were subsequently shut down for the next two years.

After that period we produced our second documentary film - HOODOO: Akan Ancestral Religion in North America.

We planned to host KANKYE then (2023). However, it was not the right time.

We are now working on our third documentary film - Part 2 of our HOODOO Film Trilogy to be released this year. We would later find out why it was premature.

It was because In the midst of filming this new documentary the SINNERS film was released. As a result of its widespread success and acclaim, Hoodoo and Conjure has now been pushed to the forefront of the consciousness of our people. The Sinners film is currently nominated for 16 academy awards which is a record. 

The conjure film genre, a genre that we created, is now a genre that our people have a fully vested interest in culturally.

Moreover, with the upcoming release of our third documentary we will have released three films in the new conjure film genre - enough to host a full festival. Yet, we will also have more than just our films being screened at KANKYE.

It is now the perfect time to launch our KANKYE - Conjure Film Festival. This will be an annual festival in November in Washington, DC.

We will screen films in the conjure film genre and are now accepting entries from Black filmmakers.

We need the support of the community to make this new film festival happen and become a staple in our community for independent Black filmmakers. The major expense is the rental of a theater large enough to accomodate hundreds of attendees.

Learn more about the conjure film genre on our page - films about the Ancestral Religious expressions preserved by our Ancestresses and Ancestors specifically in North America which empowered us to overcome the enslavement and achieve liberation - Hoodoo, Juju, Voodoo, Wanga, Ngengang, Gullah, Geechee, Gris Gris and more. You can also watch our first two films for free on our youtube channel.

Your contribution is greatly appreciated. We will continue to update this page including the launch of our new KANKYE FILMS website which is coming in the final week of Black Trustory Month.

All who contribute will receive a free ticket to the film festival in Washington, DC as well as access to the private livestream link if you cannot travel to Washington, DC in person this November.

We look forward to meeting you all in person in November in DC..

Contribute today and yeda ase (we thank you)..

We look forward to seeing you in November for KANKYE..

Odwirafo