▁cell ul oid ▁was ▁widely ▁distributed ▁around ▁the ▁world ." ▁ ▁O wo o ▁has ▁been ▁producer ▁and ▁director ▁on ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁other ▁notable ▁film ▁projects , ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁feature ▁Ama : ▁An ▁African ▁Vo y age ▁of ▁Disc overy , ▁which ▁he ▁co - direct ed ▁with ▁K w esi ▁O w us u ▁for ▁Channel ▁ 4 ▁television , ▁with ▁a ▁cast ▁including ▁Thomas ▁Bapt iste , ▁An ima ▁M isa , ▁Roger ▁Griff ith s , ▁Joy ▁E lias - R il wan , ▁Georg ina ▁A ck erman , ▁Edd ie ▁T ago e , ▁Pit ika ▁N t uli , ▁Ad z ido ▁Pan ▁African ▁Dance ▁Ens emble ▁and ▁the ▁Pan - A fr ican ▁Orchestra . ▁Review ed ▁as ▁" the ▁first ▁African ▁film ▁set ▁and ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁UK ", ▁Ama ▁broke ▁box - office ▁records ▁in ▁Acc ra , ▁was ▁screen ed ▁in ▁London ' s ▁West ▁End , ▁and ▁has ▁been ▁shown ▁at ▁C annes , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁at ▁other ▁international ▁film ▁festiv als ▁such ▁as ▁the ▁African ▁Film ▁Festival ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City . ▁ ▁From ▁ 1 9 9 3 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 5 ▁O wo o ▁was ▁Man aging ▁Editor ▁at ▁E cr ans ▁d ' A frique , ▁Pan - A fr ican ▁Federation ▁of ▁Film ▁Produ cers , ▁and ▁was ▁the ▁founder ▁and ▁head ▁of ▁the ▁Media ▁Research ▁Unit ▁at ▁the ▁Institute ▁of ▁African ▁Studies ▁( Univers ity ▁of