Yvonne Nelson recently shared her difficult journey through the Ghanaian film industry. The famous actress runs YN Movie Productions and has won many awards despite facing major problems along the way. She talked with JoyNews based in Accra about people who tried to block her success early in her career. Her first film project vanished when thieves broke into her editor's studio and took all the hard drives containing her work.
She believes rivals planned this theft. Nelson stated that hate ran deep in the industry back then. She mentioned that the culprits seemed obvious but never named anyone specific during the interview. This incident happened before she faced even bigger challenges from industry leaders who wanted to silence her voice.
The Film Producers Association of Ghana punished Nelson with a ban from October 2010 through October 2011. They claimed she repeatedly behaved rudely toward other actors, producers, and crew members. Nelson sees this differently and believes her gender played a big role in how they treated her.
She explained that men running FIPAG disliked her outspoken nature. They thought she had just started her career and should stay quiet instead of raising concerns. Nelson faced pushback simply because she spoke up about problems she saw around her. The association wanted her to remain silent about issues that bothered her as a newcomer to the industry.
She believes rivals planned this theft. Nelson stated that hate ran deep in the industry back then. She mentioned that the culprits seemed obvious but never named anyone specific during the interview. This incident happened before she faced even bigger challenges from industry leaders who wanted to silence her voice.
The Film Producers Association of Ghana punished Nelson with a ban from October 2010 through October 2011. They claimed she repeatedly behaved rudely toward other actors, producers, and crew members. Nelson sees this differently and believes her gender played a big role in how they treated her.
She explained that men running FIPAG disliked her outspoken nature. They thought she had just started her career and should stay quiet instead of raising concerns. Nelson faced pushback simply because she spoke up about problems she saw around her. The association wanted her to remain silent about issues that bothered her as a newcomer to the industry.
