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Nollywood actors have arrived in Accra to begin work on A Journey to Africa, the Kumawood producer's follow-up to his 2024 cross-border project.
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Kwadwo Nkansah, the Kumawood actor and producer known as Lil Win, is moving forward with his second major international film, A Journey to Africa, as prominent Nigerian actors arrived in Accra on Wednesday. The production brings together talent from West Africa to shoot in Nzulezu, a historic stilt village in Ghana's Western Region.
What we know
- Lil Win announced the film project titled A Journey to Africa (Nzulezu), set in the stilt village of Nzulezu in the Western Region's Amansuri wetland area.
- Nigerian actors including Kanayo O. Kanayo, Patience Ozokwor, Mike Ezuruonye and Zubby Michael arrived in Accra on 30 September 2026 to begin filming, according to reports from ZionFelix and YEN.com.gh, which shared videos from the airport.
- This is Lil Win's second collaboration of this kind; his 2024 film A Country Called Ghana also paired Ghanaian and Nigerian talent and earned festival recognition and international airline screenings.
What's disputed / unconfirmed
- Lil Win told YEN.com.gh that the cast would eventually include actors from South Africa and the United States alongside West African performers; the project has not confirmed these additional cast members.
- YEN.com.gh reported that in May 2024 Lil Win described the film as larger in scope than A Country Called Ghana, but no other report independently confirmed this statement.
- Lil Win has said the film represents a bigger and more ambitious undertaking than his previous international production and that he has invested substantially in it.
Why it matters for Ghana
The production showcases Nzulezu as a filming destination and may bring tourism attention to one of Ghana's most distinctive cultural landmarks. For the local film industry, the cross-border collaboration signals that Ghanaian productions can compete for regional talent and audiences beyond domestic markets. The project's scale and investment also reflect growing ambition in Kumawood, traditionally focused on lower-budget dramas and comedies.
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