Godwin Kotey

Godwin Nikoi Kotey (1965–2012) yɛ Ghanani sinitwani, ɔyɛfoɔ, ɔkyerɛkyerɛfoɔ, agodie ho nimdefoɔ, ne ɔkwankyerɛfoɔ a ɔboaa ma sini adwuma no nyaa nkɔsoɔ na ɛmaa nkɔsoɔ baeɛ.

 Abrabɔ ahyɛaseɛ 
Godwin Kotey adwinni akwantu no fii ase wɔ Ghana tɛlɛbihyɛn adwuma mu, faako a mfiase no onyaa agyede no. Dwuma titiriw a odii kan dii ne Ghana Broadcasting Corporation production, Anane - A Strange Cocindience. Saa dwumadie yi na ɛhyɛɛ n’adwuma ase wɔ anigyeɛ adwuma mu, na ɛmaa ɔdaa ne ho adi wɔ TV so agodie ahodoɔ mu, faako a ɔkɔɔ so nyaa din sɛ odiyifoɔ a ɔwɔ nimdeɛ.

 Nhomasua 
Ɔkɔɔ Tema Ntoaso Sukuu ne Ghanata Ntoaso Sukuu. Afei ɔtoaa n'adesua so wɔ Ghana Suapɔn  (University of Ghana) mu wɔ n’abodin krataa ne ne master wɔ agodie ho adesua mu na ɔyɛɛ ne Phd wɔ Southern Illinois Suapɔn mu.

 Nhomasua mu ntoboa 
Kotey de mmoa a ɛda nsow maa nhomasua, titiriw wɔ Ghana Sukuupɔn Sukuu a Ɛhwɛ Agumadi So no mu. Wɔ 1989 mu, bere a na ɔresua ade wɔ hɔ no, ɔkyerɛɛ Witness for the Prosecution no so, adeyɛ bi a wɔkamfoo no denam paw a wɔpaw no sɛ Sukuu no Agodibea Bere a Ɛsen Biara wɔ Afe no mu (School's Theatre Season Play of the Year) no so. Saa adeyɛ yi sii n’akwankyerɛfo ho nimdeɛ so dua na ɛhyɛɛ bere titiriw bi agyirae wɔ n’adesua adwuma mu. Akyiri yi ɔbɛyɛɛ Ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo Panyin wɔ sukuupɔn no mu, faako a odii dwuma titiriw wɔ Ghana awo ntoatoaso a edi hɔ a wɔyɛ agoru no afotu mu.

 Adwuma 
Godwin maa ɔkasa wɔ Ghana Sukuupɔn mu, faako a ɔkyerɛɛ Performing Arts. Wɔ afe 1997 mu no ɔkyerɛɛ Smash TV ne Taxi Driver nso kwan wɔ afe 1999. Wɔ afe 2008 mu no, na ɔyɛ adebɔ kwankyerɛfoɔ a ɔbuee 2008 Afrika Amanaman Kupɔn (2008 Africa Cup of Nations) no ano na ɔwiee guasodeɛ.

 Ntoboa a ɔde ma wɔ agoruhwɛbea ne sini mu 
Nkɛntɛnso a Kotey nyae wɔ sinidan ne sini so wɔ Ghana no yɛɛ kɛse. Bere a odii yiye wɔ tɛlɛbihyɛn so akyi no, ɔde ne ho kɔbɔɔ Abibigromma, Ghana Sukuupɔn mu agoruhwɛ bea adwumakuw a ɛte hɔ no, faako a ɔkɔɔ so yɛɛ ne nsaanodwuma no. N’adwuma a ɔyɛe wɔ sini mu no bi ne nsɛmti a wonim no yiye te sɛ Polisini, Sodom ne Gomora, ne I Sing of a Well. N’akwankyerɛ a edi kan wɔ sini mu, Scent of Danger, dii yiye kɛse, na onyaa abasobɔde wɔ Afrika Sini Afahyɛ (FESPACO) a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ Burkina Faso wɔ afe 2001 mu, na ɛmaa ne din yɛɛ den bio sɛ obi a ɔwɔ nimdeɛ.                                                                                                                  

 Sini ho abakɔsɛm 
Sini ahorow a wɔahyehyɛ.

 Police Officer
 I Sing of A Well
 Taxi Driver
 The Scent of Danger
 Etuo Etu Bare
 Sodom and Gomorrah
 Shoe Shine Boy

 Abasobɔdeɛ 

 Ɔnyaa abasobɔdeɛ bi wɔ sini no ho, The Scent of Danger wɔ Afrika Sini Afahyɛ (African Film Festival) a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ Burkina Faso – FESPACO wɔ afe 2001 mu.
 Ɔsan nso nyaa abasobɔdeɛ a ɛyɛ papa maa TV so dwumadiɛ Taxi Driver

 N'abrabɔ 
Kotey nkɛntɛnso trɛwee sen ne dwumadi wɔ sini ne agoruhwɛbea mu. Ɔsan nso na ɔhwɛɛ adebɔ akwankyerɛ a ɛfa 2008 Afrika Aman Kuruwa (2008 African Cup of Nations) a ɛkɔɔ so wɔ Ghana no ano ne nea wɔde wiei guasodeyɛ ahorow no so, na ɔdaa ne ho adi sɛ ɔyɛ nea ɛne no bɔ abira ne adebɔ. Wɔkae n’agyapade no nyinaa wɔ adwinni ntoboa ne dwuma a odii sɛ ɔkyerɛkyerɛfo no nyinaa ho, na enyaa nnipa pii so nkɛntɛnso wɔ adwinni a wɔyɛ mu. Kotey kɔɔ so boaa adwinni no kosii sɛ owui wɔ afe 2012 mu, na ogyaw agyapade a ɛtra hɔ daa.

 Owuo 
Owui wɔ kokoram - leukemia ho, bere a wɔsaa no yare wɔ United States akyi.

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