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Original Film Title: Drowning
Director’s Name: Daniel Okoe Hooper, William Kojo Agbeti
Writer’s Name: William Kojo Agbeti
Producer: Daniel Okoe Hooper, William Kojo Agbeti
Country of Origin: United Kingdom
Country of Filming: Ghana
Language: English
Runtime: 10 minutes 59 seconds
Film Description:
Haunted by the devastating loss of his wife and child, Kwao drifts through the streets of Accra trapped in a suffocating silence that no one can see. Each day blurs into the next as grief, loneliness, and depression consume his sense of reality. While opposing voices—a pastor who sees a spiritual battle and a seer who perceives a soul already drowning—offer conflicting interpretations of his condition, Kwao remains imprisoned by the memories he cannot release. When an unexpected call from his mother pierces the isolation he has built around himself, he is forced to confront the pain he has carried alone. Drowning is a haunting psychological drama that explores depression, bereavement, and the fragile hope that healing begins the moment we allow someone else into our silence.