‘We are preserving a tradition’: how Ghana’s sensationalist film posters became collectible art

The Guardian World | Sat, 18 Jul 2026 04:00:47 GMT

In Teshie, brush strokes,
Heavy J bends truth with paint—
Mermaid’s prince wields blood.

Hand-painted works are often wildly unfaithful to the movies they portray – reinterpretations that sometimes resulted in threats, insults and even physical attacks from viewers who felt dupedSitting on his porch in Teshie near Accra, Heavy J dipped a brush into red oil paint and…

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