IShowSpeed Takes 'The Eyes of Ghana' to Theaters
From the stream to the big screen. This is one of our favorite creator stories of the year.
What happened
IShowSpeed partnered with Breakwater Studios and Barack and Michelle Obama's Higher Ground to bring Ben Proudfoot's documentary "The Eyes of Ghana" to theaters for a one-night-only screening on Oct. 28, Variety reported. Participating exhibitors included Regal, AMC, Cinemark and independent cinemas, per Variety.
Graphic Online reports the screening ran across the U.S. and Canada, and the film's official site credits Speed as a producer, with the Obamas as executive producers.
What the film is about
The documentary, which premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, follows Ghanaian cinematographer Chris Hesse. As his eyesight declines, he works to rescue more than 1,000 films that captured Africa's fight for independence in the 1950s and '60s, Variety reports. Those films were hidden for decades after the 1966 overthrow of Kwame Nkrumah, Ghana's first president, whom Hesse filmed as his personal cameraman.
Graphic Online describes the film as a 90-minute documentary from two-time Academy Award winner Ben Proudfoot.
Watch the official trailer:
Our take
Speed spent part of this year touring Africa, and now he's using that same reach to put a piece of Ghanaian history in front of a generation that might never have heard of it. That's what influence can look like at its best. For updates on where the film shows next, keep an eye on the official site.
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