Animators visit to Awukugua, the home town of Okomfo Anokye

The compound of the shaman Okomfo Anokye, there was a school of taught that the shaman Anokye was born and raised up here on this compound till he was 15yrs before moving away from Awukugua.

 The amazing meandering nature of rocks through the whole village of Awukugua.It is believed that the rocks which goes through the village is some kind of a god which protect all the corners of the village.

 The main street of Awukugua. On this side of the road is some of the crew searching for the priest of the town for more information about Okomfo Anokye.

This is the site where the famous palm tree Anokye planted and climbed with his foot print on it is situated.The palm tree came down in the year 1982 but some say 1985.After Anokye was banished in Awukugua, he pulled a palm fruit and sucked the water out of it turned the palm tree upside down and cursed "I've turned the whole village upside down there will be no peace and understanding between your selves and when this palm tree comes down it will not fall down and kill people but rather will suspend in the air but in three pieces" and it is said it really happened as he said.

the whole inside the wall show the mark of the palm tree which came down suspending.Nana Yaw was explaining how the tree came down and after some years it got rotten and left that mark in the wall.

 The herbs in the compound.It is said that this small part in the house always grows new species of plant every year which is used to cure illness in the village by the priest.

 An interaction with the current priest in the compound. Starting from the extreme right is my self taking the coverage, in-between is Nana Hene one of the animators to animate kyenekye, and in front is Selom the animator of Anokye himself, in front of us is Nana Yaw the priest, giving us the history of Okomfo Anokye. 

 Nana Yaw was showing the mark between the rocks which Anokye join together. In between these two rocks are 36 gold pebbles sealed, it was sealed because Anokye felt betrayed by the people of Awukugua so he cursed the village that the golden pebbles are the wealth of the village and he has sealed it forever.These golden pebbles where the pebbles used to play the oware he created with his heels on the rock, he commanded them from the skies.

 This is the oware that Anokye created with his heels.He used to play it with his friends near the road under a tree.

 Hey that's Akua Ofosuhene the Producer and Director of Anokye Films.











Written by: Animax FYB. aka Francis Brown.
 Anokye props designer and painter.
Animator of Asante Kotoko - Porcupine and all the animals in 'Anokye the truth of Destiny' the new animated TV series from Anokye Films. Pilot episode airing in November 2011.