With irene adotey, adjetey anang, miranda bailey, david dontoh. Jay ellis discusses the plight behind africas child sex slavery shown in like cotton twines july 6, 2016 10. Jay ellis discusses africas child slavery in like cotton. Savannah film fest prizes go to like cotton twines. In 20, he received his first major role on bets series the game. He also had a lead role in the horror film escape room. Mcaninch arts center at college of dupage 425 fawell boulevard glen ellyn, il 607 phone. The story centers around micah brown ellis who takes a. Micah brown jay ellis, an american english teacher thought his life in ghana was going to be serene and self satisfying until he discovers his student, 14 yearold tuigi ophelia dzidzornu is. Released 2016, like cotton twines stars jay ellis, ophelia klenam dzidzornu, irene adotey, miranda bailey the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 36 min, and received a score of out of 100 on. Directedwritten by leila djansi starring jay ellis, ophelia dzidzornu, miranda bailey, yvonne okoro. In 2015, he joined the cast of hbos series insecure, which premiered in 2016. Like cotton twines 2016 cast and crew an american volunteer teaching at a remote school in africa tries to save one of his young students from a religious custom in which she will be offered as.
No videos, backdrops or posters have been added to like cotton twines. From risingstar director leila djansi, comes her latest film festival winner like cotton twines, starring jay ellis hbos insecure. Get it today with same day delivery, order pickup or drive up. The savannah film festival wrapped saturday with top prizes in the juried categories going to like cotton twines for narrative feature and the. An american volunteer teaching in a school in africa must save one of his students, a 14 year old girl from religious slavery. Like cotton twines 2016 0601 2016 us drama 1h 36m user score. Jay elliss full videography, which include films like escape room. Like cotton twines follows micah jay ellis, an american volunteer who teaches in a ghanaian village and harbors high expectations for his mothers homeland.
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