Christian Awuni: Actress Reacts To Spike Lee's Comment About Ghana Movie Industry, Calls It A Disgrace

Christian Awuni: Actress Reacts To Spike Lee's Comment About Ghana Movie Industry, Calls It A Disgrace

  • Christian Awuni reacted to American filmmaker Spike Lee's comment about not being approached by anyone from the film industry
  • She said that the reason why Spike Lee does not know about the film industry is that the Ghana movie industry has not invested in their work
  • She said that when the movie industry does what is right, its works and name would be recognized beyond its borders

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Ghanaian actress Christiana Awuni said it is an embarrassment and a disgrace to the Ghana movie industry for American filmmaker Spike Lee to say that he has no idea about the Ghana movie industry.

Christian Awuni reacts to Spike Lee's comment
Christian Awuni says Spike Lee did not know about Ghana Movie Industry because they do not do a good job Photo source: @christian_awuni
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In an interview with Asaase radio, the American filmmaker said that he had no idea about Ghana's Movie industry after he was asked if he had any meetings with them.

He added that he was not approached by anyone from the movie industry and that he knew about Nigeria's Nollywood only.

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During a phone interview with Adom FM, the beautiful actress Chrsitian Awuni said that if the movie industry had done what was deserving of them and invested in their movies like the Nigerians do.

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She said that over the years, the movie industry has not been the same but the artistes have managed to stay relevant and this is a big threat to the future of Ghana music.

It is a disgrace and disrespectful to our industry but if they had worked as they should, they would have gotten the international recognition they want and not waited for Spike Lee to look them up on the internet, she said.

Watch Christian Awuni's interview with Adom FM below:

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Meanwhile, YEN.com.gh published earlier that Christiana Awuni said that her husband drove her to work and back every day when they were together.

She added that he tried to monitor her calls, movements, and people she interacted with daily. The frustrating situation compelled her to opt out of her second marriage.

She added that she would love to marry again but not experience what she had experienced in her past marriage.

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David Otu-Aboagye David is a journalist with three years of experience in creating entertainment articles. He attended Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology and graduated in 2021. His journalism journey started at Opera News as a writer/editor, from where he left to join YEN.com.gh in 2023. Reach out to him via: david.otu-aboagye@yen.com.gh