The 52-year-old actor of the popular television show The Wire is behind early plans to construct a film studio in Accra, Ghana’s capital, and on the Tanzanian islands of Zanzibar.
Elba was born in London, but she has a deep connection to Africa because her father is from Sierra Leone and her mother is from Ghana.
He believes it is essential that Africans have the opportunity to share their own experiences, thus he wants to use his celebrity to support its growing film industry.
In an interview conducted on the fringes of an industry gathering in Accra, he stated, “I would definitely consider settling down here; not even consider, it’s going to happen.”
With any luck, I’ll move in the next five to ten years. I’m here to support the film business, which will take ten years, and I can’t do it from abroad. I must be on the continent, in the country.
However, he will not commit to residing in a particular location in the spirit of pan-Africanism.
I intend to take up residence in Accra, Freetown, the capital of Sierra Leone, and Zanzibar. It’s crucial that they tell stories, so I’m going to make an effort to follow suit.
