Kris Bowers (The Wild Robot, Bridgerton, Green Book, Secret Invasion, King Richard, Haunted Mansion, Dear White People, The Color Purple, Space Jam: A New Legacy) has composed the original score for the upcoming documentary The Eyes of Ghana. The film is directed by Ben Proudfoot (The Queen of Basketball) and details the rise and fall of revolutionary African leader Kwame Nkrumah, a towering figure of African history who inspired the liberation of the continent in the 1950s and 1960s after rising to serve as Ghana’s first President. The movie also spotlights Chris Hesse, Nkrumah’s 93-year-old forgotten personal cinematographer and his protégé, filmmaker and producer Anita Afonu. Proudfoot is also producing the Breakwater Studios production with Nana Adwoa Frimpong, Afonu, Moses Bwayo and Brandon Somerhalder, alongside Higher Ground’s Ethan Lewis (Starting 5) and Vinnie Malhotra (The Loudest Voice). Barack & Michelle Obama serve as executive producers on the project. Bowers has previously collaborated with Proudfoot as co-director and composer on the Academy Award-nominated short A Concerto Is a Conversation and the Academy Award-winning short The Last Repair Shop. The Eyes of Ghana is currently in post- production. No word yet on a premiere date. (Deadline)
Bowers also continues to score Netflix’s Bridgerton, which will return for a fourth season in 2026.
