{"id":268603,"date":"2016-11-15T11:54:18","date_gmt":"2016-11-15T11:54:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/citifmonline.com\/?p=268603"},"modified":"2016-11-15T11:54:18","modified_gmt":"2016-11-15T11:54:18","slug":"leila-djansis-like-cotton-twines-to-be-screened-at-iffi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/citifmonline.com\/2016\/11\/leila-djansis-like-cotton-twines-to-be-screened-at-iffi\/","title":{"rendered":"Leila Djansi\u2019s \u2018Like Cotton Twines\u2019 to be screened at IFFI"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Like Cotton Twines, directed by Leila Djansi, will be screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI).<\/p>\n<p>The film is the centerpiece film of the festival and will screen on November 23 in Goa.<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fleila.afuadjansi%2Fposts%2F589861851204862&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"298\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\nLike Cotton Twines is about a 14 year-old Ghanaian girl who is supposed to become a slave to the gods as part of an appeasement of her father\u2019s sins.<\/p>\n<p>She then meets an African-American volunteer who is teaching in her village\u2026<\/p>\n<p>The film has already been screened at the Savannah Film Festival and the Urbanworld Film Festival.<\/p>\n<p>You can watch the trailer below:<br \/>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/95mF3bMuzjs\" width=\"620\" height=\"480\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><br \/>\n\u2013<\/p>\n<p>By: Jeffrey Owuraku Sarpong\/citifmonline.com\/Ghana<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Like Cotton Twines, directed by Leila Djansi, will be screened at the International Film Festival of India (IFFI). 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