Reviewers at the The New York Times and Variety highlighted its warm, lived-in feel and its avoidance of standard Hollywood tropes about West Africans.
The film was shot in 2014, and the money required to finish its post-production was raised entirely via a Kickstarter campaign in 2015. Queen of Glory(2021)
To bind Sarah to her lineage, Mensah beautifully intersperses real archival footage of Ghanaian funeral rites throughout the narrative. Reviewers at the The New York Times and
Tracks Sarah’s journey from detached avoidance to profound self-awareness as she embraces her inherited community. Queen of Glory(2021)