Odartey Aryee

Football, the Ghana way. cd/dir: @odarteymango producer: @guy_odartey line producer: @oliverquansah ad: @meretkernen @noubada dop: @bulleyberry @odarteymango stylist: @mohammedblakk gaffer: @korleyjoel best boy: @charlesatoarthur production company: @filmbymango gear: @instabryte @streamline360 executive producers: @guy_odartey @odarteymango talents @clifford__tawiah @kojo_boatengyeboah @isurboi_protein1 @missie_____ @adwoa.divine @_alledif_ @_kookumi trumpeters: adzamli selasi, belington doh-okyere skaters: ishmael mahama zagariba, khalif ibrahim ofoe edit: @odarteymango color & finishing: @sundayservice.post vo: @fremekwame score: ‘Kusi Na Sibo’ by @ebo.taylor @adrianyounge @alishaheed Sound bite: joseph langabel Thank you to everyone who made space and shared resources to make this happen. #blackstars #ghanablackstars #ghana

‘Love in the Wind’ Inspired by lots of conversations, personal experiences and the popular song ‘What is Love’ by @haddawayofficial “People always ask me about what I meant. I meant that ‘what is love’ needs to be defined by everyone by his own definition. Its unique and individual’’ - Haddaway Written and Directed by @odarteymango Executive producers @skylorrd @odarteymango Production Company @filmbymango Cast @wavy.fay and @francisbeacon Wardrobe stylist @steezy.filez Cinematographer @odarteymango Colorist @apagstudios Graphic Designer @regina.nogues Sound Score @qolourtheworld Score Mastering @djfortunegh Voice over recording @niiquayemuses Editor @odarteymango Poem @_kookumi Voice Over Artist @nuerki_ @odarteymango , Jamari Thompson (Archival footage from YouTube) Production Assistant @shaecarlson @mickel_hamlin @davedreams57 Thanks to Casey, Deanna, @kashish_hukkujani @igotadarriantolerance @gearbasecamera @yawobrenuyamoah

for rent. but at what cost? SARDINE written & directed by @odarteymango @ismael.ndiaye @nicoserrano__ @mvrtine @jonathan_woodhall @adrian.hoz @j_4_jake @allen_isaac_leung director of photography @ryan.a.nguyen production designer @frangeliz_ocasio 1st AD @kenzie.laang @ingparanut script supervisor @kai.liumhall 1st AC @changedmyusernameonceagain @cristianoriak 2nd AC @antonkoltunov_ @congoocongy editors @kai.liumhall @odarteymango production @filmbymango music composer @creightonlmao sound mix & design @gurubeba wardrobe @me_llamo_jue production design assistant @e_tolnai gaffer @i.am.s.a.m.m.y key grip @valerie.chen grip @t.far__ hair & makeup @makeup_youjin dit & vfx @bontaboi color - mike glide bts photographer @heather.emilee graphic designer @regina.nogues transport captain @oldgrowthmedia crafty @carolmarkwei shaecarlson SPECIAL THANKS @germainjr_ @mika.banafsheh @miss_koshie @ricardo_izeta carlo ghioni, harry killas, jonathan tammuz, christine stewart, bahareh shigematsu #sardine #odarteyaryee #trailer

‘FUTURE’ is screening for the first time at @muyunafest in the floating city of Belén, Peru. Filmed in a destroyed rainforest in Ghana, this documentary follows the life of a former illegal gold miner narrating the true cost of gold while addressing the often forgotten tale of child labor in these mines. dir/dp: @odarteymango producers: @odarteymango @meretkernen & @noubada production companies: @filmbymango & @studio.honny Muyuna Fest connects rainforests across the world through cinema and championing the defense of land, living culture and community voices. #galamsey #ghana #muyana

‘SARDINE’ will be screening at the @africafilmsociety 2026 Edition of ‘Shorts at AFS’ on the 18th of July at the AFS Theater. #sardine #odarteyaryee

‘Dancing Colours’ has been shortlisted by the Royal Photographic Society @royalphotographicsociety as part of the world’s oldest running photo exhibition, International Photography Exhibition - 167. This photo joins 318 photographers from 41 countries selected from over 10,000 entries. #IPE167 #InternationalPhotographyExhibition167 #RPSExhibition #OdarteyAryee

For the last few weeks I have been without my phone and just staring through a view finder. Here’re some photos from my recent trip. Daudakrom - Ahafo Region, Ghana #fujifilm #ghana

“How to sell yourself” is an interesting combination of words artists hear often. Usually framed as advice for surviving a system that rewards visibility, clarity, and constant self-definition. A conversation about this phrase sparked the idea for this exhibition. We were interested in what might happen when our individual images were placed in conversation with each other. By pairing photographs from two separate practices, new meanings emerge. Sometimes harmonious, sometimes contradictory. We invite you to take part in that process. Move through the space with a friend or a stranger and spend time with each pairing of images. Discuss what you see, what connects, and what resists. ❤️ The staff and students of South La Estate 2 JHS 🙏🏾 @dikancenter and @pninson for the immense support 🙏🏾 @blacus_art_direction_ for the setup 🎥 @bulleyberry

Music forms a huge part of the masquerade street procession. From original composers to brass band version of popular music. Over the last century, brass bands have slowly shifted from military & missionary and found its way into the hearts of Ghanaian musicians. Fusing european march rhythms with African polyrhythms. It’s a new sound. Sounds of dance and joy. What used to be sounds of control and uniformity have become sounds of freedom and joy in the twin cities of sekondi-takoradi. Sounds played through trumpets that aren’t charging into war but rather celebrations of christmas and a new year. DANCING COLOURS Photographer: @odarteymango Stylist: @kojoaffedzie Producer: @guy_odartey Line Producer: Arrow Production Company: @filmbymango #odarteymango #ghana #dancingcolours

life is worth living again.

Carrying Comfort ~ 2022 #odarteyaryee #ghana #archives

Community on Wheels was born out of a deep exploration of culture, history, and what it truly means to belong to a community. Through an extensive and thoughtful conversation with Prof. Sue Shon, I reflect on my own understanding of popular and traditional culture, and how to translate that understanding into my work. Much of the research focused on the Ghanaian Chieftaincy tradition, particularly the role of the linguist as a mediator, coordinator, intermediary, and translator between the chief and the people. This role led me to an unexpected but powerful parallel: the trotro mate within Ghana’s iconic public transport system, which dates back to the late 1940s. Although these two figures exist in very different contexts, they embody remarkably similar responsibilities within their respective spaces. The trotro itself becomes more than just a vehicle, it transforms into a moving site of communal interaction, exchange, and connection. This project is an exploration of how culture travels, how community is built in motion, and how everyday spaces can carry deep historical and social meaning. #communityonwheels #odarteyaryee