Mobile cinema operators would travel the country hooking TVs and VCRs up to portable generators to create impromptu theaters.

All they needed was a wall for screening and a couple of benches and chairs.

Many of the representations are dramatically exaggerated.

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When the posters were finished they were rolled up and folded and taken on the road.

To this day, hand-painted posters advertise the movie performances.

it’s possible for you to actually buy these posters, if you want atwww.ghanamovieposters.com.

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