The show’s second season promises more of the same: glamour, sex and soul-searching. “It is so crucial for us to create space to have honest conversations about sex in a society and culture like Ghana where women are really shamed and judged for even having a sexuality,” says Esther Yarmah, a script supervisor on “An African City”. Scenes of single women having sex has shocked some in conservative, Christian Ghana.īut the show’s writers want to provoke that debate. “My favourite comment on Youtube was a woman who wrote: ‘I’m Puerto Rican, born in New York but live in Italy, and what do I have in common with all these women? Everything!’” she says.īut the programme hasn’t been without its critics. The show’s main characters are all young, single, successful and independent women of African descent who have returned to the continent after living abroad.Ĭreator and writer Nicole Amatafio believes that their multicultural backgrounds are what appeals to many of the show’s fans. A mother and son duo get inadvertently shipped in a container from London to Morocco with nothing but their pajamas. With Kierston Wareing, Tommy French, Aida Folch, Dominique Pinon.
But now viewers are seeing young, dynamic women on TV, I think that’s been the biggest thing.” I Love My Mum: Directed by Alberto Sciamma. guarantees the comprehension and relevance of the film to the local cultures.'. “If you hear any stories coming out of Africa it’s about poverty. A Mom, Son and Daughter All Vie For Attention of Sexy Pool Man in Coke Spot.
“There is a certain group of Ghanaian women who are now seeing themselves reflected on TV: Young, modern, working,” says Maame Adjei, who plays Zainab, one of the five main characters.
Fans love it for the fashion, the fun and its fresh perspective on African life – and the show’s first season racked up more than two million views online.
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