Sinking Sands

{{Infobox film | name = Sinking Sands | image = Sinking Sands FilmPoster.jpeg | alt = | caption = | director = Leila Djansi | producer = {{unbulleted list|Leila Djansi|Theodore Baidoo}} | writer = Leila Djansi | starring = {{unbulleted list|Jimmy Jean-Louis|Ama Abebrese|Yemi Blaq}} | music = {{unbulleted list|Koo Nimo|Jacob Yoffee}} | cinematography = Adrian Correia | editing = {{unbulleted list|Asher Bingham|Howard Heard}} | studio = | distributor = | released = {{Film date|2010}} | runtime = 105 minutes | country = Ghana<ref name="paff" /><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.zimfilmfest.co.zw/screening/main/screening-sinkingsands.html|title=Screening - SINKING SANDS|publisher=Zimbabwe International Film Festival|accessdate=9 May 2012}}</ref> | language = | budget = | gross = }}

'''''Sinking Sands''''' is a 2010 Ghanaian drama film written, produced and directed by Leila Djansi, and starring Jimmy Jean-Louis, Ama Abebrese, Emmanuel Yeboah A. and Yemi Blaq. The film received nine (9) nominations and won 3 awards at the 2011 Africa Movie Academy Awards, including the awards for ''Best Screenplay'' & ''Best Makeup''.<ref name="paff">{{cite web|url=http://www.paff.org/panafricanfilmfestival/sinking-sands/|title=Films 2011 Ghana Narrative Feature|publisher=Pan-African Film Festival|accessdate=10 March 2011}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2011|title=AMAA Nominees and Winners 2011|date=28 March 2011|publisher=Africa Movie Academy Awards|access-date=28 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110403012110/http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-nominees-and-winners-2011|archive-date=3 April 2011|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://ama-awards.com/amaa-nominations-2011|title=AMAA Nominations 2011|publisher=Africa Movie Academy Awards|access-date=10 March 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110302124149/http://www.ama-awards.com/amaa-nominations-2011|archive-date=2 March 2011|df=}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.tribune.com.ng/sat/index.php/entertainment-extra/2442-nudity-and-sex-sell-leila-ghanaian-actress.html|title=Nudity And Sex Sell — Leila, Ghanaian Actress|date=30 October 2010|work=Nigerian Tribune|accessdate=10 March 2011|location=Ibadan, Nigeria}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://ghanaian-chronicle.com/news/unifem-ghana-endorses-%E2%80%9Csinking-sands%E2%80%9D/|title=UNIFEM Ghana endorses "Sinking Sands"|last=Bondzi|first=Jacquiline Afua|date=10 December 2010|work=The Ghanaian Chronicle|accessdate=10 March 2011|location=Accra, Ghana}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.leadershipnigeria.com/ns/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=26016:sinking-sands-comes-to-nigeria-&catid=66:inside-nollywood&Itemid=197|title=Sinking Sands Comes To Nigeria|date=27 February 2011|work=Leadership Newspaper|publisher=Leadership Newspaper Group Limited|accessdate=10 March 2011|location=Abuja, Nigeria}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://topics.dallasnews.com/article/00WA7aP4PVcYC|title=UNIFEM Ghana endorses "Sinking Sands"|work=The Dallas Morning News|accessdate=10 March 2011|location=Dallas, Texas, USA}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://allafrica.com/stories/201012101150.html|title=Unifem Ghana Endorses "Sinking Sands"|last=Bondzi|first=Jacquiline Afua|work=AllAfrica.com|publisher=AllAfrica Global Media|accessdate=10 March 2011}}</ref>

== Premise == The film tells the story of a couple, Jimah and Pabi, whose marriage turns into violence and abuse when Jimah becomes disfigured in a domestic accident.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.caribpress.com/2011/03/07/jimmy-jean-louis-receives-best-actor-nomination-for-sinking-sands/|title=Jimmy Jean-Louis Receives Best Actor nomination for 'Sinking Sands'|last=Ofole-Prince|first=Samantha|date=11 March 2011|work=CaribPress|accessdate=10 March 2011|location=Los Angeles, California}}</ref>

==Cast== *''Jimmy Jean-Louis as Jimah'' *''Ama Abebrese as Pabi'' * ''Yemi Blaq as Dr Zach Mathews'' * Chris Attoh as Mensah * Doris Sakitey as Mrs. Dodou * Grace Nortey as Grandma * Narki Adulai as Wedding Guest * Louis Marcus as Jimahs' friend * Daphne Akatugba as Patience * Faustina Aheto as Mourner * Avissey Gbormitah as man under the tree * Amanda Jissie as Ms Olu * Trustina Fafa Sarbah as Stella * Mrs. Julia Djansi as Panel Member * Eddie Coffie as Obed * Peter Etse as Priest * Akosua Agyepong as Mama May * Joe Akpali as Bank Manager * Valarie Kessie as Harlott * Archibald Etse as Son * Afi Dzakpasu as Singer at Bar * Samir Yaw White as Mourner * Natascha Mieke as Dr. Samantha Rogers * Michelle Hogba as herself * Lawrence Hanson as Panel member

== Reception == The film was positively received by many African movie critics includimg NollywoodForever.com.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://nollywoodforever.com/sinking-sands/|title=Sinking Sands {{!}} Nollywood Forever Movie Reviews|website=nollywoodforever.com|language=en-US|access-date=2018-09-10}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

==External links== * {{Official website|http://www.sinkingsandsmovie.com/}} * {{IMDb title|1621433}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Sinking Sands}} Category:2010 films Category:2010 drama films Category:Ghanaian drama films Category:Best Screenplay Africa Movie Academy Award winners Category:Best Makeup Africa Movie Academy Award winners Category:2010 English-language films Category:English-language Ghanaian films Category:Films directed by Leila Djansi Category:English-language drama films