As a filmmaker, Fatimah Dadzie’s forte is in telling compelling stories about marginalized groups. She previously directed “success stories,” about the reproductive health of adolescent girls. “Fati’s choice” is her first documentary film. It was awarded best feature film at the 2021 Global Migration Film Festival and won the Audience Award at the 2022 Filmfest Eberswalde Provinziale.
“Fati’s Choice” is screening at the 2022 DOC NYC film festival, which is running from November 9-27.
W&H: Describe the film for us in your own words.
FD: Fati didn’t want to go to Europe — it was her husband’s dream. Unemployed, the TV repairman left their village in Ghana but didn’t make