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The Art of Ama Ata Aidoo, explores the artistic contribution of one of Africa's foremost woman writers, a trailblazer for an entire generation of exciting new talent.

This feature-length documentary locates the multi-textured variety of Aidoo's writing in a cultural and historical context, and charts her creative journey through pivotal moments of inspiration in a life that spans 7 decades from colonial Ghana, through the tumultuous era of independence, to a more sober present day Africa where nurturing women's creative talent remains as hard as ever.