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'City of Bukom' Tells of The Village Producing Ghana's Boxing Greats

Before she was producing and directing videos for some of the biggest music names in Africa, Scilla Owusu was a screenwriter and producer on the award-winning web series   A Lesson Learnt . She was just 18 when she began picking up the skills she'd need to start her career in filmmaking. The 24-year old director has stepped up her game with her debut documentary –  City of Bukom  – a 75-minute in-depth look at the fishing community in Accra, Ghana where world boxing champions including Azumah Nelson, Ike Quartey, Isaac Dogboe, and Joshua Clottey are all from. Executive produced and directed by Owusu, it features interviews with former world boxing champions, trainers, promoters, and administrators who offer insights into what makes the community the capital of the West African country’s boxing industry. The 2020 Forbes Africa 30 Under 30 honouree is also the founder of  Yountrepreneurs , a social youth impact organization powering workshops that helps African creativ...