Ben Akoh is the founder and president of the African Movie Festival in Manitoba (AM-FM), a festival dedicated to African cinema and cross-cultural cohabitation with Canada. The festival is in its fourth year and has screened over 50 films from Africa and from African directors in North America. Dr. Akoh was awarded an interdisciplinary doctoral degree in the intersection of culture, technology and education from the University of Manitoba. His research work on identifying the determinants of learning with technology in an Indigenous context in Northern Manitoba has led to various published articles and conference presentations internationally and in Canada. Dr. Akoh has developed and implemented many programs with the United Nations and the World Bank in culture, telecommunications, internet technologies and education to empower the marginalized especially women and children in Africa and in remote Canadian indigenous communities. He has designed and taught courses at the University of Manitoba, the University of Winnipeg, Red River College, and he is currently an instructor at the University of Victoria, BC.