Queen of Glory : Dir. by Nana Mensah ,USA
Screenings : Fri. Oct 1, 7:15 pm, Cinematheque Sat. Oct 9, 6:45 pm, Rio
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Director Nana Mensah vividly captures the Ghanaian-American experience of being caught between
two worlds in her film, Queen of Glory. Sarah Obeng is set to move to Ohio with her boyfriend when
her mother suddenly dies. She must then pick up the pieces of her mother’s life and put together a
traditional Ghanaian funeral in New York. In the end, Sarah uncovers more than she initially expected
as she explores the world her mother left behind. “Universal in nature.”—Nick Schager, Variety
Director’s Biography :
Nana Mensah is a Ghanaian-American writer, director, producer, and actress. Mensah stars in Queen of Glory, which she also wrote, produced, and directed. Queen of Glory premiered in the U.S. Narrative Competition lineup at the Tribeca Film Festival on June 15, 2021 as a part of their Juneteenth programming. This film also marked Mensah’s directorial feature debut. At Tribeca, she was awarded Best New Narrative Director and a Special Jury Prize for Artistic Expression for opening audiences up to an intimate and personal story, exploring cultural identity and family, with delicate nuance and humor and heart. On August 20, 2021, Mensah will appear in a series regular role opposite Sandra Oh and Bob Balaban in Netflix’s upcoming six-episode half hour comedy series The Chair. This Fall, Mensah is also attached to reprise her role of Dede in the Off-Broadway play Nollywood Dreams at the MCC Theater. Previously on stage, Mensah starred in Tracy Letts’ Man From Nebraska, directed by David Cromer, for which she was nominated for a Lucille Lortel Award for her performance. Mensah was a staff writer on Season 2 of Random Acts of Flyness at HBO and is currently staff writing on Amazon’s The Power. She also co-wrote and co-starred in Season 2 of Netflix’s Bonding. Previous film credits include: IFC’s Farewell Amor (which premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival), Like Father, The King of Staten Island, and the upcoming A24 film After Yang. Previous TV credits include: Madame Secretary, Evil, Little America, New Amsterdam and 13 Reasons Why.
