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Shirley Frimpong-Manso (b. 1977)

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Born:
March 16, 1977

Biography from TheMovieDB

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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Film Production

Director:
2008  Life and Living It
2008  Scorned
2009  A Sting in a Tale
2009  The Perfect Picture
2010  6 Hours To Christmas
2010  Checkmate
2011  Adams Apples: The Family Ties
2013  Potomanto
2014  Devil in the Detail
2014  Love or Something Like That
2015  Grey Dawn
2016  Rebecca
2017  Potato Potahto
2019  The Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later

Editor:
2008  Life and Living It
2008  Scorned
2009  A Sting in a Tale
2009  The Perfect Picture
2010  6 Hours To Christmas
2010  Checkmate
2011  Adams Apples: The Family Ties
2013  Potomanto
2014  Devil in the Detail
2014  Love or Something Like That
2015  Grey Dawn
2016  Rebecca
2017  Potato Potahto
2019  2 Weeks in Lagos
2019  The Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later

Screenplay:
2008  Life and Living It
2008  Scorned
2009  A Sting in a Tale
2009  The Perfect Picture
2010  6 Hours To Christmas
2010  Checkmate
2011  Adams Apples: The Family Ties
2013  Potomanto
2014  Devil in the Detail
2014  Love or Something Like That
2015  Grey Dawn
2016  Rebecca
2017  Potato Potahto
2019  2 Weeks in Lagos
2019  The Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later

Writer:
2008  Life and Living It
2008  Scorned
2009  A Sting in a Tale
2009  The Perfect Picture
2010  6 Hours To Christmas
2010  Checkmate
2011  Adams Apples: The Family Ties
2013  Potomanto
2014  Devil in the Detail
2014  Love or Something Like That
2015  Grey Dawn
2016  Rebecca
2017  Potato Potahto
2019  2 Weeks in Lagos
2019  The Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later

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TV Production

Creator:
2014  V Republic

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