Brief Tender Light - A feature documentary

Ghana Independence Day edition of Yɛllɛ: a 2-part convo w lawyer Abena Hutchful & professor Akua Gyamerah on the renewed push for a hate law undoing Ghana’s hard-won freedoms. Part 1: The Emergency – youtu.be/tUi3aIh_ciA Part 2: The Solutions – youtu.be/t6qE-EFOf1cghn…

Breakdown of the Human Sexual Rights and Family Values Bill, 2025 (New Anti-LGBTQ Bill) Learn more about how the bill may affect your life and livelihood rightifyghana.org/2026/02/23/cla…

On MLK Day two years ago today, BRIEF TENDER LIGHT premiered across America on @PBS/@POVdocs. As we work to bring the film to more people, I’m excited to share new ways to watch in this thread, from home viewing to worldwide educational licensing: brieftenderlightfilm.com

New Yɛllɛ episode: @clevabanking founders Tolu Alabi & Philip Abel Adama. 700K+ customers in 2.5 years. Real stories behind how they built it. Full convo: youtu.be/VsF62LtzWBc #AfricanTech #StartupLife

Brief Tender Light on Vimeo On Demand (US): bit.ly/BTLVIMEO

Educational Licensing (Worldwide) for Brief Tender Light via Collective Eye Films: bit.ly/BTLCEF

Brief Tender Light on Relay (US): bit.ly/BTLRELAY

Brief Tender Light on PBS / POV (US): to.pbs.org/3RMctJ2

Brief Tender Light on TVO (Canada): bit.ly/BTLTVO

“Wo Fie” was originally written in 2002 – but it found its moment 20 years later as a Pride hit. @angelmaxinetv on why she revisited the song, how @wanlov delivered his verse overnight, why @deborahvanessa7 essential, and how refusing to censor the truth helped the song travel.

“My first song was an affirmation.” – Angel Maxine (@angelmaxinetv) Full conversation: youtu.be/25YVyO1m1b8 #YelleConversations #GhanaMusic #TransVisibilty #QueerAfricanStories

Oscar shortlists dropped. Tomorrow on Yɛllɛ: Should African filmmakers care about the Oscars? – with @tambayobenson (film journalist/critic and @akorokoafrica founder) 📅 Thurs, Dec 18 @ 1pm NY / 10am LA 📺 IG Live: instagram.com/pidgincinema

“The first stories I knew came from my mother.” Joewackle J. Kusi (@JoewackleGh) on oral tradition and growing up with Ghanaian storytelling. Excerpt from Yɛllɛ: Storytelling from Ghana 🎥 Full conversation: youtu.be/zXwI2ZBMHiw

I’m starting something new. Yɛllɛ – “conversation” in Dagaare – launches Dec 10. Episode 1: Storytelling from Ghana with filmmaker Joewackle J. Kusi @JoewackleGh 📍 Wed Dec 10: 12pm NY / 5pm Accra 📺 Live on IG: Instagram.com/pidgincinema Join us!

Reel Stories: A Film Series - "Brief Tender Light" | Nov. 19 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. | AT 183 Discover an inspiring POV film about African students at MIT turning global experiences into change back home. Join us for this 93-minute screening, as part of International Education Week.

USA🇺🇸 – New York: 🗓️Nov 21 @ 18:00 Columbia University Lerner Hall, 2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027 Satow Room 🎤In-Person Discussion with Director Arthur Musah Details: bit.ly/BTLCOL

Happy #InternationalEducationWeek! 🌍 To students crossing oceans to learn & to educators building bridges across cultures — you make the world better. Grateful that #BriefTenderLight can join #IEW celebrations. Here’s to global learning, belonging & possibility. ✨

Next up: #ColumbiaUniversity screening of #BriefTenderLight film, with post-screening Q&A! 🗓️Friday, Nov 21 @ 6PM 📍Columbia University, Lerner Hall – Satow Room (2920 Broadway, New York, NY 10027) Details: bit.ly/BTLCOL #InternationaEducationWeek #IEW

Today 🗓️Nov 7 @ 16:00 at The Abdus Salam International Centre for Theoretical Physics, ICTP's Leonardo Building, Budinich Lecture Hall, Strada Costiera 11, 34151 Trieste. Free screening of BRIEF TENDER LIGHT+ conversation after: bit.ly/BTLICTP

A joy to share BRIEF TENDER LIGHT at the Augen Blicke Afrika Film Festival at Hamburg's Khune Logistics University tonight! ❤️📽️