Ghanaians will get to watch The Eyes of Ghana for free this weekend, in the very place that honours the man at the heart of its story.
The documentary will be screened at the Kwame Nkrumah Memorial Park in Accra on Saturday, October 31, 2026, at 6:30 pm. Entry is free, but organisers say seats are limited and everyone must register.
How to get a seat
The Dikan Centre announced the event on Instagram on October 22 and described it as the film's final screening.
Viewers can reserve a place at dikancenter.org/theeyesofghana with their full name and email address. Questions can go to info@dikancenter.org or +233 598 282 819.
The man behind the camera
The film follows Chris Hesse, now 93, who served as personal cameraman to Ghana's first president, Dr Kwame Nkrumah. His lens captured key moments of Nkrumah's presidency and Ghana's journey to independence.
According to the Dikan Centre, orders were given to destroy Nkrumah's films after the 1966 coup that removed him. Hesse had already hidden more than 1,300 reels, saving a rare visual record of the era.
Born in Osu, Accra, Hesse started his career in 1954. His work also took him beyond Ghana, including coverage of the 1960 Congo Crisis.
Big names on board
The documentary is directed by two-time Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot. Barack and Michelle Obama are executive producers through their company, Higher Ground, and streaming star IShowSpeed has joined as a producer.
A new official trailer arrived in mid-October ahead of a one-night cinema run across the United States and Canada on October 28.
The film premiered at the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival and has since won several honours, including an audience award at the Hamptons International Film Festival. It was also shown at UniMAC-IFT in Accra in April 2026.
Saturday's screening brings Hesse's story home, steps away from Nkrumah's resting place.
