343:
in 2015. Describing the financing process, Mensah said, "It was extremely hard to raise the money ... we bootstrapped it and took meetings with friends of friends and asked people to introduce us to other people so we could maximize our network. That's how we found a group of investors. Then we
323:
Mensah began writing the screenplay in 2012, after showing her script of "a lavish $ 100 million biopic" set in 1940s Ghana to a filmmaker friend and being told that, in order to get it made, she needed to make a smaller film first. Mensah initially did not intend to direct the film, but she decided
351:
The archival footage of
Ghanaian gatherings interspersed throughout the film was curated by Rita Mawuena Benissan, an archivist Mensah connected with on Instagram. Mensah conceived of using archival footage in the editing stage. She described the footage as a "link to the old country" in a film
284:, which she decides to sell. Sarah's father returns from Ghana, and she holds a wake at the house, but relatives insist a traditional Ghanaian funeral take place. The bookstore's sole employee is Pitt, an ex-convict. Sarah befriends him, and withholds her plan to sell the store from him.
393:
wrote, "Mensah evokes the intricate ties that bind immigrants to their heritages, and the way those connections can both aid and hinder personal growth and progress. The writer-director's concise storytelling captures that complicated stew with next to no wasted gestures or diversions".
276:. She plans to abandon her program and relocate to Ohio, where her colleague and boyfriend Lyle, whom she expects to divorce with his current wife, has been offered a post. Her mother dies unexpectedly, and Sarah inherits her house and a Christian bookstore named King of Glory in the
29:
403:
wrote that the film "avoids the usual tropes of 'West
Africans in America' narratives by leaning into the small details of Ghanaian life", and called the film "tightly conceived, witty and compassionate" and "a love letter to children of Ghanaian immigrants and to the Bronx".
347:
Anya Migdal, who plays a
Russian-speaking neighbor and also produced the film, and Mensah met in an acting class. Mensah said they "bonded over our frustrations of being intelligent women who were not being asked to ever explore that side of ourselves in our acting roles".
431:
wrote, "Mensah looks in loving yet critical detail at the milieu in which she herself was raised and, working with the cinematographer Cybel Martin, realizes a distinctive style that's as memorable as the drama".
324:
to do so after failing to find a director who shared her vision. She was also "on the fence" about starring in the film, so her involvement as the writer-director-star was "a budgetary necessity".
413:
described the film as "like watching a well-oiled sitcom in which all of the performers are playing off of each other so beautifully they hardly seem to be acting at all". Lisa
Kennedy of
716:
634:
248:
in June 2021, where Mensah received the Best New
Narrative Director prize and the Special Jury Prize for Artistic Expression. The film garnered two nominations at the
552:
451:"Tribeca Festival Winners: 'Catch The Fair One' And 'Blind Ambition' Nab Audience Awards, Joining Juried Nods For 'The Novice', 'Brighton 4th', 'Ascension'"
253:
768:
257:
660:
1027:
1002:
845:
1017:
742:
578:
977:
476:
1012:
997:
769:"'Mrs. Harris Goes To Paris' Opens With Charm, Strong Word of Mouth In Still-Challenged Arthouse Scene – Specialty Preview"
277:
241:, New York City, it depicts a Ghanaian-American scientist who inherits a Christian bookstore from her deceased mother.
505:
Mensah, Nana (February 17, 2015). "Queen of Glory's Post-Production
Campaign!". Kickstarter. Retrieved July 25, 2022.
521:
987:
1007:
419:
wrote, "Mensah traverses the polyglot turf well, infusing details with astute affection and understated laughs".
450:
249:
635:"Crowdfund This: Dark Comedy About Maladjusted PhD Student Who Becomes Sole Proprietor of Christian Bookstore"
992:
522:"Nana Mensah Didn't Just Star in 'Queen of Glory.' She Also Wrote, Directed and Raised the Money to Make It"
819:
717:"Magnolia Pictures International Acquires Worldwide, U.S. Sales Rights To Tribeca Comedy 'Queen Of Glory'"
982:
608:
1022:
923:
897:
686:
871:
384:, the film holds an approval rating of 84%, based on 19 reviews, and an average rating of 7.2/10.
399:
477:"Spirit Awards Winners: Maggie Gyllenhaal's 'The Lost Daughter' Wins Best Feature — Full List"
293:
234:
42:
609:"Screening this weekend, new indie film 'Queen of Glory' revolves around Allerton bookstore"
553:"Tribeca Interview: Nana Mensah Discusses her Unexpected Directorial Debut 'Queen of Glory'"
331:
in 2014. The bookstore, King of Glory, was owned by Mensah's aunt and uncle. Expenses for
8:
972:
273:
415:
389:
743:"Film Movement Acquires Nana Mensah's Spirit Award-Nominated Dramedy 'Queen Of Glory'"
957:
361:
372:
in
Brooklyn on July 15, 2022, expanding to other US cities in the subsequent weeks.
369:
245:
168:
793:
661:"A New York City woman just made the kind of movie Hollywood never wants to make"
381:
332:
427:
409:
269:
244:
The film had its world premiere in the US Narrative
Competition section at the
966:
422:
365:
144:
336:
233:
is a 2021 American comedy-drama film written and directed by and starring
340:
951:
364:
acquired worldwide and US sales rights to the film. In
February 2022,
328:
305:
281:
238:
95:
820:"'Queen of Glory' Review: A Winning Indie About Immigrant Identity"
28:
217:
872:"A Look Back at Tribeca 2021: The Narrative Features"
344:
691:, Nana Mensah Tells Her Own Kind of Immigrant Story"
475:Zilko, Christian; Lattanzio, Ryan (March 6, 2022).
368:acquired the US rights. The film was released at
964:
846:"'Queen of Glory': Film Review | Tribeca 2021"
474:
576:
501:
499:
497:
898:"'Queen of Glory' Review: Back to the Bronx"
869:
583:Is A Love Letter To Ghana & The Bronx"
494:
27:
766:
606:
546:
544:
542:
895:
843:
817:
632:
577:Iheanyichukwu, Wisdom (July 19, 2022).
256:for his role as Pitt, and the film for
965:
740:
714:
658:
550:
515:
513:
511:
921:
684:
539:
448:
302:Oberon K. A. Adjepong as Godwin Obeng
268:Sarah Obeng is a doctoral student in
633:Obenson, Tambay A. (March 5, 2015).
519:
1028:English-language comedy-drama films
1003:African-American comedy-drama films
870:Sobczynski, Peter (June 23, 2021).
508:
311:Russell G. Jones as Hezekiah Falusi
237:, in her directorial debut. Set in
13:
741:Grobar, Matt (February 28, 2022).
14:
1039:
945:
767:Goldsmith, Jill (July 15, 2022).
685:Anaza, Kathleen (July 24, 2022).
659:Lamour, Joseph (March 10, 2015).
1018:Films set in Columbia University
922:Brody, Richard (July 22, 2022).
844:Gyarkye, Lovia (June 22, 2021).
449:Hipes, Patrick (June 24, 2021).
915:
896:Kennedy, Lisa (July 14, 2022).
889:
863:
837:
818:Schager, Nick (June 15, 2021).
811:
786:
760:
734:
715:Grobar, Matt (April 22, 2021).
708:
678:
607:Rodriguez, ET (July 16, 2022).
551:Slater, Shane (June 18, 2021).
362:Magnolia Pictures International
652:
626:
600:
570:
468:
442:
250:37th Independent Spirit Awards
1:
520:Lang, Brent (June 15, 2021).
435:
380:On review aggregator website
318:
314:Anya Migdal as Tanya Malinova
978:2020s English-language films
375:
7:
1013:Films shot in New York City
998:American comedy-drama films
10:
1044:
355:
207:
199:
189:
150:
140:
126:
118:
110:
79:
56:
48:
38:
26:
21:
988:2021 comedy-drama films
352:"about the new world".
287:
263:
174:July 15, 2022
159:June 15, 2021
1008:Films set in the Bronx
850:The Hollywood Reporter
400:The Hollywood Reporter
327:Filming took place in
278:Pelham Parkway section
299:Meeko Gattuso as Pitt
92:Oberon K. A. Adjepong
993:2020s American films
407:Peter Sobczynski of
335:were raised through
254:Best Supporting Male
252:: Meeko Gattuso for
274:Columbia University
66:Kelley Robins Hicks
983:Twi-language films
902:The New York Times
416:The New York Times
258:Best First Feature
16:2021 American film
1023:Crowdfunded films
397:Lovia Gyarkye of
226:
225:
63:Jamund Washington
1035:
939:
938:
936:
934:
924:"Queen of Glory"
919:
913:
912:
910:
908:
893:
887:
886:
884:
882:
867:
861:
860:
858:
856:
841:
835:
834:
832:
830:
815:
809:
808:
806:
804:
794:"Queen of Glory"
790:
784:
783:
781:
779:
764:
758:
757:
755:
753:
738:
732:
731:
729:
727:
712:
706:
705:
703:
701:
682:
676:
675:
673:
671:
656:
650:
649:
647:
645:
630:
624:
623:
621:
619:
604:
598:
597:
595:
593:
574:
568:
567:
565:
563:
548:
537:
536:
534:
532:
517:
506:
503:
492:
491:
489:
487:
472:
466:
465:
463:
461:
446:
387:Nick Schager of
370:BAM Rose Cinemas
308:as Lyle Cummings
246:Tribeca Festival
181:
179:
166:
164:
135:Cape Coast Media
100:Russell G. Jones
31:
19:
18:
1043:
1042:
1038:
1037:
1036:
1034:
1033:
1032:
963:
962:
948:
943:
942:
932:
930:
920:
916:
906:
904:
894:
890:
880:
878:
868:
864:
854:
852:
842:
838:
828:
826:
816:
812:
802:
800:
798:Rotten Tomatoes
792:
791:
787:
777:
775:
765:
761:
751:
749:
739:
735:
725:
723:
713:
709:
699:
697:
683:
679:
669:
667:
657:
653:
643:
641:
631:
627:
617:
615:
605:
601:
591:
589:
579:"Nana Mensah's
575:
571:
561:
559:
549:
540:
530:
528:
518:
509:
504:
495:
485:
483:
473:
469:
459:
457:
447:
443:
438:
382:Rotten Tomatoes
378:
360:In April 2021,
358:
333:post-production
321:
290:
266:
222:
192:
185:
177:
175:
162:
160:
153:
136:
131:
129:
106:
75:
34:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1041:
1031:
1030:
1025:
1020:
1015:
1010:
1005:
1000:
995:
990:
985:
980:
975:
961:
960:
953:Queen of Glory
947:
946:External links
944:
941:
940:
928:The New Yorker
914:
888:
876:RogerEbert.com
862:
836:
810:
785:
759:
733:
707:
689:Queen of Glory
677:
651:
639:Shadow and Act
625:
599:
581:Queen Of Glory
569:
538:
507:
493:
467:
440:
439:
437:
434:
428:The New Yorker
410:RogerEbert.com
377:
374:
357:
354:
320:
317:
316:
315:
312:
309:
303:
300:
297:
296:as Sarah Obeng
289:
286:
270:neuro-oncology
265:
262:
230:Queen of Glory
224:
223:
221:
220:
215:
211:
209:
205:
204:
201:
197:
196:
193:
190:
187:
186:
184:
183:
172:
156:
154:
151:
148:
147:
142:
141:Distributed by
138:
137:
134:
132:
127:
124:
123:
122:Cooper Troxell
120:
116:
115:
112:
111:Cinematography
108:
107:
105:
104:
101:
98:
93:
90:
87:
83:
81:
77:
76:
74:
73:
70:
67:
64:
60:
58:
54:
53:
50:
46:
45:
40:
36:
35:
32:
24:
23:
22:Queen of Glory
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1040:
1029:
1026:
1024:
1021:
1019:
1016:
1014:
1011:
1009:
1006:
1004:
1001:
999:
996:
994:
991:
989:
986:
984:
981:
979:
976:
974:
971:
970:
968:
959:
955:
954:
950:
949:
929:
925:
918:
903:
899:
892:
877:
873:
866:
851:
847:
840:
825:
821:
814:
799:
795:
789:
774:
770:
763:
748:
744:
737:
722:
718:
711:
696:
692:
690:
681:
666:
662:
655:
640:
636:
629:
614:
610:
603:
588:
584:
582:
573:
558:
554:
547:
545:
543:
527:
523:
516:
514:
512:
502:
500:
498:
482:
478:
471:
456:
452:
445:
441:
433:
430:
429:
424:
423:Richard Brody
420:
418:
417:
412:
411:
405:
402:
401:
395:
392:
391:
385:
383:
373:
371:
367:
366:Film Movement
363:
353:
349:
345:
342:
338:
334:
330:
325:
313:
310:
307:
304:
301:
298:
295:
292:
291:
285:
283:
279:
275:
271:
261:
259:
255:
251:
247:
242:
240:
236:
232:
231:
219:
216:
213:
212:
210:
206:
203:United States
202:
198:
194:
188:
173:
170:
158:
157:
155:
152:Release dates
149:
146:
145:Film Movement
143:
139:
133:
125:
121:
117:
113:
109:
102:
99:
97:
94:
91:
89:Meeko Gattuso
88:
85:
84:
82:
78:
71:
68:
65:
62:
61:
59:
55:
51:
47:
44:
41:
37:
30:
25:
20:
952:
931:. Retrieved
927:
917:
905:. Retrieved
901:
891:
879:. Retrieved
875:
865:
853:. Retrieved
849:
839:
827:. Retrieved
823:
813:
801:. Retrieved
797:
788:
776:. Retrieved
772:
762:
750:. Retrieved
746:
736:
724:. Retrieved
720:
710:
698:. Retrieved
694:
688:
680:
668:. Retrieved
664:
654:
642:. Retrieved
638:
628:
616:. Retrieved
612:
602:
590:. Retrieved
586:
580:
572:
560:. Retrieved
557:Awards Radar
556:
529:. Retrieved
525:
484:. Retrieved
480:
470:
458:. Retrieved
454:
444:
426:
421:
414:
408:
406:
398:
396:
388:
386:
379:
359:
350:
346:
337:crowdfunding
326:
322:
267:
243:
229:
228:
227:
191:Running time
114:Cybel Martin
613:Bronx Times
341:Kickstarter
294:Nana Mensah
235:Nana Mensah
103:Anya Migdal
86:Nana Mensah
72:Anya Migdal
57:Produced by
52:Nana Mensah
43:Nana Mensah
39:Directed by
973:2021 films
967:Categories
587:Refinery29
436:References
319:Production
195:78 minutes
178:2022-07-15
163:2021-06-15
128:Production
69:Baff Akoto
49:Written by
481:IndieWire
376:Reception
329:the Bronx
306:Adam Leon
282:the Bronx
239:the Bronx
208:Languages
182: (US)
119:Edited by
96:Adam Leon
933:July 25,
907:July 25,
881:July 25,
855:July 25,
829:July 25,
803:July 25,
778:July 25,
773:Deadline
752:July 25,
747:Deadline
726:July 25,
721:Deadline
700:July 25,
670:July 25,
665:Upworthy
644:July 25,
618:July 25,
592:July 25,
562:July 25,
531:July 25,
486:July 25,
460:July 25,
455:Deadline
80:Starring
824:Variety
526:Variety
390:Variety
356:Release
214:English
200:Country
176: (
169:Tribeca
161: (
130:company
687:"With
167: (
33:Poster
695:Vogue
958:IMDb
935:2022
909:2022
883:2022
857:2022
831:2022
805:2022
780:2022
754:2022
728:2022
702:2022
672:2022
646:2022
620:2022
594:2022
564:2022
533:2022
488:2022
462:2022
288:Cast
264:Plot
956:at
425:of
339:on
280:of
272:at
218:Twi
969::
926:.
900:.
874:.
848:.
822:.
796:.
771:.
745:.
719:.
693:.
663:.
637:.
611:.
585:.
555:.
541:^
524:.
510:^
496:^
479:.
453:.
260:.
937:.
911:.
885:.
859:.
833:.
807:.
782:.
756:.
730:.
704:.
674:.
648:.
622:.
596:.
566:.
535:.
490:.
464:.
180:)
171:)
165:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
