I Sing of a Well

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I Sing of a Well
Directed by Leila Djansi
Written byJot Agyeman
Starring Jimmy Jean-Louis
Jot Agyeman
Prince David Osei
Production
company
Calabash Images
Distributed byTurning Point Pictures
Release date
  • 13 October 2009 (2009-10-13)
Country Ghana
LanguageEnglish
Budget$100, 000

I Sing of a Well is a 2009 Ghanaian film directed by Leila Djansi. It stars Jimmy Jean-Louis, Jot Agyeman and Freeman Ekow. [1]

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References

  1. "I Sing of a Well". Modernghana.com. Retrieved 31 October 2014.