o ▁was ▁educated ▁at ▁M f ants ip im ▁School , ▁Cape ▁Coast , ▁Gh ana , ▁and ▁subsequently ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁UK ▁and ▁studied ▁direction , ▁camera ▁and ▁editing ▁at ▁the ▁London ▁Film ▁School ▁( 1 9 6 8 – 7 1 ) ▁and ▁at ▁Is le worth ▁Poly techn ic , ▁London . ▁ ▁His ▁document ary ▁film ▁You ▁H ide ▁Me ▁is ▁considered ▁the ▁first ▁from ▁English - spe aking ▁independent ▁Africa . ▁Cont ro vers ial ▁in ▁subject ▁matter , ▁it ▁was ▁shot ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 0 ▁in ▁England ▁( where ▁he ▁was ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁Cinema ▁Action ▁film ▁collect ive ) ▁and ▁" is ▁an ▁expos é ▁of ▁the ▁the ft ▁and ▁conce al ment ▁of ▁ancient ▁and ▁rare ▁African ▁Art ▁hidden ▁in ▁pl astic ▁b ags ▁and ▁wooden ▁boxes ▁in ▁the ▁bas ement ▁of ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ", ▁with ▁O wo o ▁making ▁a ▁case ▁for ▁the ▁art works ▁being ▁returned ▁to ▁their ▁place ▁of ▁origin . ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁quoted ▁as ▁saying : ▁" My ▁film ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁Gh ana ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁and ▁was ▁rejected ▁by ▁Gh ana ▁Television ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁for ▁being ▁Anti - B rit ish : ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁result ▁of ▁this ▁b anning ▁which ▁was ▁reported ▁and ▁given ▁prominent ▁public ity ▁by ▁West ▁Africa ▁Magazine ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁that ▁gave ▁the ▁film ▁its ▁world ▁wide ▁acc laim ▁and ▁controvers y ▁( … ). ▁This ▁film ▁when ▁it ▁was ▁released ▁on