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Completed - ENGLISH - Drama, Comedy - 75 minutes

Log Line

Ghanaian-American Sarah is all set to abandon her Ivy League doctoral program to follow her married lover across the country when her mother dies suddenly and makes her the owner of a neighborhood bookshop in the Bronx.

Year of production : 2021

Director(s) : Nana MENSAH
Writer(s) : Nana MENSAH
Cast : Nana MENSAH, Meeko GATTUSO, Oberon KA ADJEPONG, Adam LEON

Producer(s) : Jamund WASHINGTON, Kelly ROBINS HICKS, Baff AKOTO, Nana MENSAH, Anya MIGDAL

Synopsis

'Queen of Glory' is the story of Sarah Obeng, the brilliant child of Ghanaian immigrants, who is quitting her Ivy League PhD program to follow her married lover to Ohio. When her mother dies suddenly, she bequeaths her daughter a Christian bookstore in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx where Sarah was raised. A follow-up on the classic immigrant's tale, Queen of Glory provokes laughter and empathy, as its heroine is reborn through her inheritance.

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Country(ies) : USA

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Festivals and Awards

Tribeca Film Festival 2021 (US Narrative Competition (Best New Narrative Director Award, Special Jury Award for Artistic Expression))


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