Breaking Boundaries as a British-Ghanaian actress in Film & TV x Anniwaa Buachie | S5 Ep.6

This week, Adrian speaks to Anniwaa Buachie, an award-winning actress, filmmaker and writer, shifting sands in the entertainment industry, globally. Known for her portrayal of “Eka” a Nigerian mother battling with issues concerning FGM in the TV series Survivor’s Remorse STARZ, opposite the renowned Tichina Arnold, Teyonah Parris and Erica Ash.  Anniwaa is also known for her role in British feature film Aux, staring alongside Jonathan Rhys Davis, and for her guest star role in long running British TV series Holby City. Born in South West London to working class Ghanaian immigrants, Anniwaa is the youngest child out of four. Growing up in a creative household and multi-cultural London, Anniwaa was constantly exposed to a variety of cultures and art forms.  Show Notes: https://thesoundofaccra.com/anniwaa Watch on YouTube: https://youtu.be/SQ6mDvvFjBM Check out Swiff: https://bit.ly/SwiffSOA Download Menufinder Africa: https://www.menufinderafrica.com/  Connect with Anniwaa Buachie Website: https://www.anniwaabuachie.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/anniwaabuachie Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/anniwaabuachie IMDB: https://www.imdb.com/name/nm3977267/ Our Socials  YouTube: https://youtube.com/thesoundofaccrapodcast Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thesoundofaccra/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@thesoundofaccra  Twitter: https://twitter.com/thesoundofaccra Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/thesoundofaccra Linkedin: https://gh.linkedin.com/company/the-sound-of-accra Our Website https://thesoundofaccra.com Sponsor a podcast series or segment https://thesoundofaccra.com/sponsorship/  Register your interest for our private community for entrepreneurs and creatives https://thesoundofaccra.com/community/  Leave us feedback https://thesoundofaccra.com/feedback/  Leave us a review https://ratethispodcast.com/thesoundofaccra  Listen to more episodes below  https://thesoundofaccrapodcast.podbean.com/  All our other links  https://linktr.ee/thesoundofaccrapod  Timestamps 0:00 Intro 1:38 Aniwaaa: Actor, Filmmaker & Producer 2:26 Acting in America 3:49 British breaking into Hollywood 5:00 Notable TV & Film Roles  6:25 Archer 7:30 Moon over Aburi 7:52 The Festival Circuit 09:15 Nigerian and South Africa Dominating Films and TV 11:55 Acting vs Producing vs Writing 13:57 Actors becoming directors 15:47 Acting as a Black Woman 17:01 Limited Roles because your Black 18:13 Create your own films 19:37 How social media is changing the film & TV industry  22:16 Yaa Asantewaa 23:23 Anniwaa’s future 25:37 Acting pressures 26:33 Achievements and Awards 28:12 2023 plans 28:54 Favourite film 32:15 Biopics 33:18 Where in 5 years? 34:02 Socials 34:27 Tips for Actors and Producers 34:45 Outro If you have feedback for the season or would like to share what you would like to hear from The Sound of Accra Podcast, please email info[at]thesoundofaccra.com with the subject 'Podcast feedback'