Shirikiana Aina

Shirikiana Aina (born September 9, 1955) is an American film director, cinematographer, producer, and writer.

[2] She also co-founded Negod Gwad Productions, a nonprofit film company providing support to indie filmmakers.

In 1997, she filmed Through the Door of No Return, which document's her journey to Ghana to retrace the footsteps of her ancestors.

[6] Aina directed Footprints of Pan Africanism in 2017 a documentary that explores the impact of the independence of Ghana on political movements around the world.

In an interview at International Film Festival Rotterdam, Aina states "Racism and white superiority would rather cut off its own nose...than see blackness be human.