Written By: Staff Writer—Rocky Otoo is the Bronx-bred teenage daughter of Ghanaian parents, struggling to make sense of her Ghanian roots and her American upbringing. Just one summer before heading off to college—a place where Rocky is determined to find freedom from her mother—Rocky visits her father, a chief in Ghana. Her American ideas of an independent American life conflict with her parent's traditional Ghanaian values. Reconciling her dual identities becomes an unexpected chapter in Rocky's growth and what follows is captured in Bronx Princess, a tumultuous coming-of-age documentary set in a homeland both familiar and strange to Rocky. You can now watch Bronx Princess online from now through October 23 at PBS or catch it on television (check your local listings).MIMI Related Links: Bronx Princess, A Ghanaian Coming Of Age Story
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I HIGHLY RECOMMEND THIS MOVIE TO ANYONE WHO LIVES IN THE UNITED STATES AND IS OF AFRICAN ANCESTRY. EVERYTHING ABOUT THIS MOVIE TOUCHED A NERVE WITH ME, FROM THE RELATIONSHIP ROCKY HAS WITH HER MOTHER TO THE COLLEGE COUNSELOR WHO TRIES TO RECONCILE ROCKY'S MOTHER WHEN SHE LEAVES ROCKY AT SCHOOL. ALL I CAN SAY IS THAT WE NEED MORE MOVIES LIKE THIS.
This is the type of programming that is noticably absent on BET. I cannot tell you how irrelevant of a station they are. Thank you mIMI for providing a link to PBS where we can watch this wonderful short film about American raised children of African parents.
Great docudrama!!!
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