A Ghanaian grandmother reflects on her experiences of emigrating to London after the end of colonial rule, while sharing her family recipe for jollof rice 

This powerful film is a dialogue of wisdom and emotional intelligence between a grandmother and their grandchild. A celebration of their shared history, their family ties, and the grandmother’s jollof rice recipe

‘Nyansapo' is the Adinkra symbol represented by the "wisdom knot", a symbol of wisdom, ingenuity, intelligence and patience, and here it is a reference to a grandmother’s wisdom.

The filmmaker’s grandmother reflects candidly about her first impressions of moving to London in the 1960s, the mixed experiences she has had, and the racism she has faced in her working life, including her worries for the future generations of her family.

Footage of preparing the recipe is shown side-by-side with images from Ghana after it became the first Sub-Saharan country to gain independence from the British Empire. These domestic scenes of kitchen prep are given equal importance to the Presidents and political milestones captured in the archival footage.

Rabz Lansiquot, the director of this thoughtful and personal documentary is a filmmaker, curator, DJ and former member of artistic and curatorial collective Languid Hands. Curator in Residence at LUX Moving Image in 2019, they are also known for developing public and educational programmes around Black liberatory cinema.

Filmmaker Rabz Lansiquot interviews her Grandmother as she explains how to cook Jollof Rice. She talks about her experiences in Ghana as it became the first African country to gain independence from colonial rule, and her life in the UK since moving to London in the 1960's. Presented in a split screen with footage of the interview and cooking alongside archival film of Ghana and filmed images of family photos.