Boneshaker
Frances Bodomo, 2013

Catalog No.: FTF-052S
Length: 13 minutes

Boneshaker follows a Ghanaian immigrant family taking a road trip to a Pentecostal church in Louisiana to cure its problem child. As the family journeys to a tent revival at the ends of the levee-less Louisiana delta, they discover the complications of trying to perform a traditional ritual away from home. Boneshaker focuses on the feelings of homelessness, landlessness, and rootlessness that accompany immigration.

Written and Directed by Frances Bodomo
Cinematography by Joshua James Richards
Produced by Alana Pryor Ackerman and Frances Bodomo
Starring: Quvenzhané Wallis, Playshena Rose Thomas, Caroline Idakula, Moussa Kone and Dr. Stella

Festivals: Sundance Film Festival, SXSW, Maryland Film Festival, Chicago International Film Festival, Woodstock Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival and more