Shirley Frimpong-Manso
Directing
- Born
- March 16, 1977 (age 49)
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.
Known for
Potato Potahto
May 24, 2017
2 Weeks in Lagos
October 19, 2019
Scorned
January 1, 2008
Checkmate
January 1, 2010
Grey Dawn
April 30, 2015
Love or Something Like That
November 28, 2014
Devil in the Detail
January 1, 2014
Life and Living It
January 1, 2008
Adams Apples: The Family Ties
April 21, 2011
A Sting in a Tale
November 1, 2009
The Perfect Picture
January 1, 2009
Rebecca
September 1, 2016
Behind the camera16
- 2019The Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later Director
- 20192 Weeks in Lagos Editor
- 2017Potato Potahto Director, Writer
- 2016Rebecca Director, Screenplay
- 2015Grey Dawn Director, Writer
- 2014Love or Something Like That Director, Writer
- 2014Devil in the Detail Director, Writer
- 2013Potomanto Director, Screenplay
- 2011Adams Apples: The Family Ties Director, Writer
- 2010Checkmate