Ghana and Austria / 2016 / 49mins / Documentary / English

Accra Power focuses on the creative and artistic strategies of young Ghanaians situated at the crossroads of tradition and various belief systems, high technological and economic growth, infrastructural deficits and current energy crisis.

Sandra Krampelhuber

Sandra Krampelhuber is an Austrian cultural anthropologist. She graduated from the University of Vienna in 2002. In 2006, she directed the music documentary Queens of Sound about women in the Jamaican music industry. The film was shown at film festivals worldwide. In 2006 she also travelled to Dakar, Senegal for her first time and after many encounters with Senegalese artists and musicians, she decided to portray this thriving community in 100% Dakar, which screened at Sauti Za Busara festival (Tanzania), Kuumba Festival (Canada), Goethe Institute (Senegal) and many other festivals. Her documentary, Accra Power, co-directed with Andrea Verena Strasser, was screened at Crossing Europe Film Festival in 2016, as well as in FESPACO in Burkina Faso, and at AFRIFF in Lagos. Learn More

Andrea Verena Strasser

Andrea Verena Strasser holds a master's degree in Experimental Visual Design from the University of Arts and Design Linz. Since 2007, she has been working at Crossing Europe Film Festival. Her documentary, Accra Power, co-directed with Sandra Krampelhuber, was screened there in 2016, as well as in FESPACO in Burkina Faso, and at AFRIFF in Lagos. Accra Power is her directorial debut. Learn More