Film
Queen of Glory (15)
Dir. Nana Mensah, US, 2022, 79 mins. Cast. Meeko, Madeline Weinstein, Nana Mensah.
Sarah Obeng, the academically brilliant child of Ghanaian immigrants, decides to quit her Ivy League PhD programme to follow her married lover to Ohio. But when Sarah’s mother dies suddenly, she bequeaths her daughter a Christian bookstore in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx where Sarah was raised. Finding herself responsible for both her mother’s funeral arrangements and her business, Sarah is reborn through her unexpected inheritance. A wonderful film which provokes laughter and empathy in equal measure.
Reclaim the Frame for Queen of Glory: The screening on Tuesday 20 September, 8.30pm will be introduced by Reclaim the Frame local coordinator Robyn Lawrence.
The mission of Reclaim the Frame is to re-tell the story of cinema by drawing ever greater audiences to films by women & non-binary creatives, re-claiming cinema as a truer reflection of the world we live in.
To learn more and join the #ReclaimTheFrame mission and receive free cinema tickets, discount codes and other film goodies go to www.birds-eye-view.co.uk
Reclaim The Frame is run by charity Birds’ Eye View, and backed by the BFI’s Audience Fund.
Sarah Obeng, the academically brilliant child of Ghanaian immigrants, decides to quit her Ivy League PhD programme to follow her married lover to Ohio. But when Sarah’s mother dies suddenly, she bequeaths her daughter a Christian bookstore in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx where Sarah was raised. Finding herself responsible for both her mother’s funeral arrangements and her business, Sarah is reborn through her unexpected inheritance. A wonderful film which provokes laughter and empathy in equal measure.
Reclaim the Frame for Queen of Glory: The screening on Tuesday 20 September, 8.30pm will be introduced by Reclaim the Frame local coordinator Robyn Lawrence.
The mission of Reclaim the Frame is to re-tell the story of cinema by drawing ever greater audiences to films by women & non-binary creatives, re-claiming cinema as a truer reflection of the world we live in.
To learn more and join the #ReclaimTheFrame mission and receive free cinema tickets, discount codes and other film goodies go to www.birds-eye-view.co.uk
Reclaim The Frame is run by charity Birds’ Eye View, and backed by the BFI’s Audience Fund.