Abibitumi - Abibifahodie Film Festival 2026
Abibitumi Abibifahodie Film Festival | October 16–17, 2026
Abibitumi - Abibifahodie Film Festival 2026
Get ready for the Abibitumi - Abibifahodie Film Festival 2026 happening at the Abibitumi Headquarters! Join us on October 16, 2026 at 8:00 AM (GMT) for an exciting in-person event celebrating film. Don’t miss out on this special day dedicated to creativity and storytelling in Ghana.
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Highlights
- 1 day 9 hours
- In person
Refund Policy
Location
National Theatre
South Liberia Road
Accra, Greater Accra Region
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Agenda
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Track 1 — Name, Identity, and Meaning Warfare
Purpose: Reclaim endonyms (e.g., Kmt, Kmt(.y.w)) and restore the power of self-definition by defeating misnaming and identity capture. Keynote theme: “Our Name Is Our Constitution: Identity as Strategy.” Panels Endonyms vs Exonyms: How Naming Directs Reality Disinformation, Miseducation, and Identity Capture From “Africa” to Indigenous Nation-Concepts: Re-centering the Language of Power Workshops Branding Abibitumi: Language Policies for Institutions Counter-Narrative Writing Lab (speeches, op-eds, syllabi) Community Naming Ceremony Design (rite and meaning) Outcome Artifact: Abibitumi Naming & Terminology Guide
Track 2 — Dikènga, wHm mswt, and the Cycles of Black Self-Identification
Purpose: Transform “cycle literacy” into a practical tool for organizing and strategy. Keynote theme: “wHm mswt: Repetition of Birth and the Return of Abibitumi ‘Black Power.’” Panels Cyclical Black Ages (mAat) vs isft Ages: Reading the Pattern When sxm Km ‘Black Power’ Emerges: Historical Trigger Mechanisms Proximity to the Enemy: Shifts in Black Self-Identification Workshops Cycle Mapping: Where Are We Now? (diagnostic session) Ritual and Strategy: Practices that Sustain Resurgence Planning by Season: Organizing Calendars for Long Struggles Outcome Artifact: Cycle-Based Strategy Calendar (12 Months) – Abibitumi Four-Year Plan as Exemplar
Track 3 — sxm Km ‘Black Power’ as Infrastructure
Purpose: Understand sxm Km ‘Black Power’ as institutional architecture rather than sentiment. Keynote theme: “sxm Km ‘Black Power’ Is Built: Institutions as the Architecture of Abibifahodie ‘Black Liberation.’” Panels Common Language and Social Cohesion From Groups to Nation: Scaling Organization without Fragmentation Diaspora Alignment: From Diaspora to Destiny (D.O.O.R.) Kmt n Kmtyw ntyw m Hnw, ntyw Hr xAswt: Translation and Substantiation Workshops Blackprinting a Local Abibitumi Chapter Conflict Resolution for Liberation Movements Building the sxm Km ‘Black Power’ Pipeline: Youth → Cadres → Leadership Outcome Artifact: Abibitumi Chapter Starter Kit