Director

Shirley Frimpong-Manso

Directing

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Directed movies: 10Directed series: 0All crew credits: 16

TMDB ID: 1023504

IMDb ID: nm3754530

Known for: Directing

Born: March 16, 1977

Age: 48

Gender: Female

Adult content flag: No

Career span: 2008 - 2019

Years active: 12

Wikidata: Q7498751

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Director (10)Screenplay (2)Writer (2)Creator (1)Editor (1)

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Biography

Shirley Frimpong-Manso is a Ghanaian film director, writer, and producer. She is the founder and CEO of Sparrow Productions, a film, television and advertising production company. She won Best Director at the 6th Africa Movie Academy Awards. Frimpong-Manso is also a principal of Sparrow Station, a video streaming service for African entertainment from Sparrow and other African film producers. In 2013, she was ranked the 48th most influential person in Ghana according to E.tv Ghana. Frimpong-Manso is described as one who "seeks to raise the standard of film production in Ghana and Africa by telling progressive African stories as seen through the eyes of Africans." Changing the way Ghana was portrayed also motivated her career choice.[4] Her films are also known for their "fierce female leads," as they portray African women with agency who can be breadwinners and lead complex lives. In December 2019, her movie ‘Potato Potahto’ started streaming on Netflix.

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