Leila jabs men again

American/Ghanaian filmmaker Leila Djansi has an incredible ability for two things: making award-winning films and courting controversy.

Leila has given a rather interesting twist to the ongoing controversy of homosexual rights in Ghana by suggesting that Ghanaian men are scared that they may get raped through the anus if gays in the country are given their sexual rights.

Leila, producer and director of ‘Sinking Sands’ and ‘Ties That Bind’, says she is happy the controversy is happening in her generation because it is making her have a good time as she watches men shiver over the thought of being ass-raped.

Though currently based in Los Angeles from where she is working on her next production, Leila seems to be up to date on happenings in Ghana as she took to her Facebook wall to share her thoughts on the gay debate. “It just occurred to me, that the only reason, especially African men are so scared of this gay issue is because they are scared. They are scared that someone will arse rape them. WELCOME to the world of the woman!! “Women all over the world live in perpetual fear of being raped. Women are kidnapped, held for days and gang raped in any hole. During wars started by men, in situations created by men. Women deal with their fathers, brothers and other male members of the family sexually molesting them. You are scared of telling a guy you don’t like him because he might get upset and revenge by raping you. A woman’s greatest fear is being raped by a MAN. “Now, the tables are turning and chances of men being raped by men are getting higher and higher. The stage is being set for a battle of equals and you guys are scared. Welcome to the world of a woman. The world of victims. When a man gets arse raped once, just once, never, would you disrespect a woman. You would never throw you weight about thinking “u the maeeen”. I am happy I am alive to see this day.”

Leila seems to be a lady with ‘the iron balls of a man’. She has engaged the movie distribution click in Ghana in one of the fiercest debates the fraternity has ever witnessed. She wrote and produced her first feature film ‘Babina’ with Aak Films Ghana at the age of 19.

With an academic background in film and television and more recently cultural anthropology, Leila is a filmmaker who has chosen to tell stories about life, survival and the delicate intricacies of culture.

Her critically acclaimed film ‘Grass Between My Lips’ won the Platinum Award for Best Film at the 2009 WorldFest International Film festival, making it one of the many awards she has won in her career as a filmmaker.

Leila also consults on cultural content for studio and independent productions.