About this Event
Abibitumi - Abibifahodie Film Festival 2026
This is a D.O.O.R. (Decade of Our Repatriation) event honouring Kwaw Ansah with the AAFF 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award.
Schedule:
• October 16–17, 2026: Online screenings.
• October 17, 2026, evening: Awards ceremony at the Exhibition Hall, National Theatre, Accra.
The first day is online. The National Theatre gathering is on the second day, October 17.
Official festival information: https://filmfestival.abibifahodie.org/
AyaTickets: https://ayatickets.com/en/event/abibitumi-abibifahodie-film-festival-2026
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Conference Tracks
🕑: 08:00 AM - 05:00 PM
Track 1 — Name, Identity, and Meaning Warfare
Info: Purpose: Reclaim endonyms (e.g., Kmt, Kmt(.y.w)) and restore the power of self-definition by defeating misnaming and identity capture.
Keynote theme:
“Our Name Is Our Constitution: Identity as Strategy.”
Panels
Endonyms vs Exonyms: How Naming Directs Reality
Disinformation, Miseducation, and Identity Capture
From “Africa” to Indigenous Nation-Concepts: Re-centering the Language of Power
Workshops
Branding Abibitumi: Language Policies for Institutions
Counter-Narrative Writing Lab (speeches, op-eds, syllabi)
Community Naming Ceremony Design (rite and meaning)
Outcome Artifact:
Abibitumi Naming & Terminology Guide
Track 2 — Dikènga, wHm mswt, and the Cycles of Black Self-Identification
Info: Purpose: Transform “cycle literacy” into a practical tool for organizing and strategy.
Keynote theme:
“wHm mswt: Repetition of Birth and the Return of Abibitumi ‘Black Power.’”
Panels
Cyclical Black Ages (mAat) vs isft Ages: Reading the Pattern
When sxm Km ‘Black Power’ Emerges: Historical Trigger Mechanisms
Proximity to the Enemy: Shifts in Black Self-Identification
Workshops
Cycle Mapping: Where Are We Now? (diagnostic session)
Ritual and Strategy: Practices that Sustain Resurgence
Planning by Season: Organizing Calendars for Long Struggles
Outcome Artifact:
Cycle-Based Strategy Calendar (12 Months) – Abibitumi Four-Year Plan as Exemplar
Track 3 — sxm Km ‘Black Power’ as Infrastructure
Info: Purpose: Understand sxm Km ‘Black Power’ as institutional architecture rather than sentiment.
Keynote theme:
“sxm Km ‘Black Power’ Is Built: Institutions as the Architecture of Abibifahodie ‘Black Liberation.’”
Panels
Common Language and Social Cohesion
From Groups to Nation: Scaling Organization without Fragmentation
Diaspora Alignment: From Diaspora to Destiny (D.O.O.R.)
Kmt n Kmtyw ntyw m Hnw, ntyw Hr xAswt: Translation and Substantiation
Workshops
Blackprinting a Local Abibitumi Chapter
Conflict Resolution for Liberation Movements
Building the sxm Km ‘Black Power’ Pipeline: Youth → Cadres → Leadership
Outcome Artifact:
Abibitumi Chapter Starter Kit
Track 4 — Borders, Incursion, and Strategic Defense Policy
Info: Purpose: Draw lessons from historical policy regarding defense, territorial protection, and strategic response.
Keynote theme:
“Walls-of-the-Ruler: Defense as Policy, Not Reaction.”
Panels
xsf: Driving Away Incursion in Contemporary Terms
Security and Intelligence through a Black People’s Lens
Avoiding Cooptation: Defense Against Infiltration and Sabotage
Workshops
Community Safety Planning
Operational Security for Organizers
Scenario Tabletop Exercises
Outcome Artifact:
Community Protection Playbook
Track 5 — mAat as Governance, Ethics, and Leadership Discipline
Info: Purpose: Restore mAat as a functional framework for governance, leadership, and institutional integrity.
Keynote theme:
“Restore mAat: Ethics as Statecraft.”
Panels
Leadership as Service
Justice, Order, and Collective Responsibility
Accountability Systems for Organizations
Workshops
Drafting a Code of mAat for Organizations and Individuals
Leadership Practicum: Decision-Making under Pressure
Institutional Integrity: Finance, Transparency, and Trust
Outcome Artifact:
Abibitumi mAat Governance Code
Track 6 — Abibifahodie ‘Black Liberation’ Economy and Independent Development
Info: Purpose: Build economic systems that support collective independence and long-term development.
Keynote theme:
“The Liberation Economy: Self-Reliance as Strategy.”
Panels
Internal Trade Networks
Land, Production, and Supply Chains
Building Black-Owned Institutions
Workshops
Business-to-Network: Coordinating Enterprises
Mutual Aid → Mutual Investment
Household Interdependence: Budgeting and Production Skills
Outcome Artifact:
Liberation Marketplace Directory and Trade Map
Track 7 — sbAyt nt Kmtyw and Rebuilding Knowledge Systems
Info: Purpose: Rebuild knowledge systems rooted in the lived realities and intellectual traditions of Black people.
Keynote theme:
“sbAyt nt Kmtyw: Knowledge that Serves Black People.”
Panels
Driving Out isft in Knowledge without Replacing One Pr*son with Another
Primary Sources and Methodological Discipline
Teaching for Abibitumi ‘Black Power’
Workshops
sbAyt Forge: Designing Deployable Learning Paths
Research Methods Lab: Evidence Standards and Citation Workflows
Language-in-Use: Integrating Indigenous Languages into Instruction
Outcome Artifact:
Conference sbAyt nt Kmtyw Pack
Track 8 — Homecoming, Repatriation Pathways, and Diaspora Integration
Info: Purpose: Transform homeward orientation into concrete structures for return and integration.
Keynote theme:
“Homeward Orientation: Returning as Structure, Not Sentiment.”
Panels
Diaspora Integration: Land, Culture, and Responsibility
Citizenship, Residency, and Settlement Planning
Building Global Nodes of Alignment
Workshops
Personal Pathway Clinic: 90-Day Repatriation Action Plan
Family Systems Planning: Education, Housing, Health
Diaspora Contribution Models
Outcome Artifact:
Homecoming Action Plan Template
Event venue & nearby stays
National Theatre, South Liberia Road, Accra, Ghana
Concerts, fests, parties, meetups — all the happenings, one place.