Join us for Australian gonzo filmmaker Andrew (THE SEARCH FOR WENG WENG) Leavold’s most out-there film adventure so far as he parachutes onto a film set in Wild West Africa and into a starring role in a slavery-themed action movie (appropriately called White Devil!), all the while prepping a kung fu remake of The Taller They Come with director Ninja (B14, AFRICAN KUNG FU NAZIS). Here in Kumasi, Ghana’s second-largest metropolis and sprawling home to more than 3 million people, he is adopted by a passion-driven community of film fanatics on the fringe, barely surviving the collapse of West Africa’s film market and making $50 movies every month just to keep the dream of a Kumawood industry alive. A vivid, inspiring and often heartbreaking postcard from one of cinema’s furthermost frontiers, both chronicling the history of Ninja and Ghana’s crazed DIY digital film scene, and the birth of a demented partnership between two of the world’s most maverick directors.

This MonsterFest session is not only the world premiere of Film Safari Ghana, but also the launch of Leavold’s Kickstarter campaign to fund his upcoming feature film The Taller They Come. Leavold will introduce the film, then stream live the Q&A and Nova after-party!