Thread Of African Movie Posters Is All We Need Today

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AmyBrown
Jan 14, 2020 2:00 PM EST

Thanks to Twitter user, @Retr0Joe, for bringing African movie posters into the spotlight -- we can comfortable say this is the best thing we've seen all day.

The artist behind these magnificent artworks is Daniel Anum Jasper. D.A. Jasper has been a pioneer of Ghana movie poster painting since the 1980s. You can see more of his work on Instagram! 

What an amazing day to be alive. 

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    Text - Gamiest Gamer @RetrOJoe A thread of African Movie Posters... Due to licensing and printing costs, some African theaters gave the task to artists to paint the posters for movies being shown... Some artists had no reference to what movie they was drawing so some just guessed... Here are my favourites...
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Movie - MARLONT WAYANS SHAWN WAYANS WHTE CaLCKS Opp OBSESSION MOVIES CHICAGO)
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - RAIDERS OF THE LOST ARC ROLLS ROYCE VIDEO CLUB ZONGO LANE
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - WILLOW
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Kung fu - THE SHARP ASHAIMAN PART
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - TRAYOLTA GAGE FACE/OFF 007 Vidco Testue
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - THE SPY WHO LOVE ME 200 SA LOVERS Teshie CLUB
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Animated cartoon - ET. Manso Video. Mamobi
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - SALLY FIELD ODD OBSESSION MOVIES CHICAGO ROBIN WILLIAMS Mrs DOubtfire
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - SOON IT WILL BE FREE AND BECOME ONE OF US..... IT FELL FROM THE SKY AND LAY BURIED IN ICE FOR 100 000 YEARS THE UGING
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Movie - PREDATOR Royal Gate Ash ARNOLD SCHWARZENEGGER Bu STOGER TESHIE - ASHIAMAN
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Organism - NAME VIDEO NKGUA
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Basketball player - SPACE JAM Odd Obsession movies Chicag JAM BUGS MICHAEL JORDAN BUNNY STose
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - ORE SAM WAS MURDERED HE TOLD. MOLLY HED LOVE ARD PROTECT HER FOREVER MASS VIDEO NUNGUA GHOST
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - 007 Video Teshie ALEN
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - Manso Yideo Mamobi CHOST THE WAY OF THE SAMURAI
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Movie - Sean Connery in. THE ROCK PAL MAL VIDEO CLUB TUDU
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Fiction - BAT MAN NAME VIDEO NUNGUA MARKET 6TION aLy
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - BODORUWSKYS DUNE
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Fictional character - ALIEN VS PREDATORN NANIDEO CIMP AG NSABA Trt02ESUS
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - INDIANA JONES SLIFOX VIDEO AT-NKWANTA
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Fiction - VIDEO NUNGUA MARKET JURASSIC PARK (SALATION ART TESHE
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - RESIDEN 3 EVIL EXTINCTION 2manso Video maamobi
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - 3. LALLOWEEN SEASON OF THE WITCH
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - Maso Video NIMA RESDENT EVL
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - A NIGHTMARE Makosa NImg
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - Monso Video ISSION MPOSSIGIE Mamobi TOM CRUISE
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - Nerris Chuck in Ine's lough! One's Smart. Unia video Aasoa TOP DOG
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - vdts chil. BEHND CLORYL4ND HOTEL ODORKOR comferofers MAKUnANZiscy MORTAL KOMBAT 31
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - A 416 POLIC HARD БОЦЕМ BААН VIDEO CLUB (AKIM-ODAY (OLD TOWN ARTE DESIGN ву BAAHA
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - 3-SAAM STEVEN SEACAL 25-a UNDER SIEGE MA AS HELL NOW He's Our FOR REAL 63
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Cartoon - SISTER CT
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Hero - X= MIN ALE
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - TINA TANA NIMA TEENAGE MUTANT NINJA TURTLES STAR r
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Technology - Cesar Vargas @limitlis Replying to @RetroJoe Is that also where this gem came from? WADATGAS CAR THE MOVIE 7:48 PM Jan 10, 2020 - Twitter for iPhone 119 Retweets 1K Likes ->
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Text - HAM LORD @GimmieTheHam Replying to @RetrOJoe 2020 has peaked already. 10:38 PM Jan 11, 2020 Twitter for iPhone
    via @retr0joe / Art Credits: @dajasperart on IG
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    Poster - Text - AGOSTINA D #Seráley @ShinyDiscoYoga Replying to @RetrOJoe The fact that almost every poster portrays a beheading is fascinating. 6:54 AM Jan 11, 2020 from Ciudad Autónoma de Buenos Aires, Argentina Twitter for iPhone
    via @retr0joe
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    People were quick to chime in saying Africa is not a country but a continent with 54 countries. Retr0Joe cleared up any confusion:

    Poster - Text - Gamiest Gamer @Retr0Joe I didn't say Africa is a country. Ghana is in Africa so i put Africa + not all the posters originate in Ghana, they are west African origin, CNN put Africa in their original article and the collection these posters are from is called "African Gaze" I'm not dumb or racist. Cheers 1:22 PM Jan 13, 2020 - Twitter Web App
    via @retr0joe

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