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Heart of Gold

Set in the Akim Abuakwa region of Ghana, Heart of Gold is a poetic documentary exploring the changing relationship people in the region have with gold. Traditionally considered to possess a spirit like any other sentient being, gold has played an important part in the history and mythology of Ghana. This is still evident today, though this relationship is rapidly changing, as gold becomes a crucial part of the Ghanaian economy, controlled almost exclusively by multi-national companies.

By treating the mythology as equally factual as the observed empirical world, Heart of Gold is built on stories told by various people in the Akim Abuakwa region and these stories are woven together by an over-arching story of a young boy who finds a lump of gold in the river Brim and wonders what to do with it. This quest leads him to meet a number of people and have a number of experiences which enlighten us to the spiritual relationship that people still have to gold.

Featuring Kwasi Akufo as the boy, others appearing in the film include a retired jeweller, a chief's elder spokesman, a fetish priestess, galamsay miners and other people from the small town of Kibi, situated in the heart of the region.