Indigo Tongues features Lydia Forson
Indigo Tongues catches up with Ghanaian screen Diva, Lydia Forson in Accra where we chat about her work and get a glimpse into her personal side.
Lydia Forson, voted as one of the 100 most influential Ghanaian personalities is a multi-award winning actress. She has worked in Film, TV & Stage and her career as an actress took off after appearing in the popular Ghanaian soap .“Hotel St James”. Her big break on screen was in Shirley Frimpong-Manso’s film “Scorned”. Ms Forson is also screenwriter and made her screenwriting debut with the film Masquerade. She was also the creator and writer of “A letter from Adam which was nominated for the Nigeria Entertainment Award for Best Film Producer of the year (Africa) in New York (2015).
She has won several Best Actresses awards including AMMA (African Movie Academy Award, the African equivalent of the Oscars) for Best Actress in a Leading Role (2010); The Golden Movie Awards Africa for Best Actress in Comedy (2018) and she has most recently been nominated for the 2018 AMMA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role.
About the interview
I had been following Lydia on facebook as I had watched her in several Nollywood and Ghanaian movies. On facebook I was very taken in by her boldness, being very vocal about a variety of topics. I also saw how she got a lot of slack for what she said. I could relate to alot of her views and made a mental note to self that I would love to have her on Indigo Tongues. Fast forward many years later, I planned a last minute trip to Accra for my Birthday. I reached out to her on facebook to let her know I will be in town and asked her if she would be interested in an interview and she said yes. On my arrival in Accra I called her only to learn that she had been unwell. Despite this, she still managed to make it to the interview and I had a blast talking to her and getting to meet the young lady behind all those feisty posts! Thank you Lydia!!!
Interview Date: November 2016
Location: Accra, Ghana
Credits:
Creator & Executive Producer: Mojisola Sonoiki
Editor: Bobby Huntley
DP: Albert Owusu-Ansah
Music Credit: African Celebration, Thematic Studio