“A witty, compassionate ode to immigrant daughters and the Bronx.”
— Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter
“A winning indie.”
— Nick Schager, Variety
“Charming and original.”
— Ellen J. Wanjiru, BlackFilm.com
“A striking New York story that is both hopeful and true to life….
Mensah proves herself as a triple-threat, marking the beginning of a
bright new face in indie film.”
— M.J. O’Toole, Hammer to Nail
“[Nana] Mensah couldn’t have crafted a more impressive display
for her many talents.”
— Stephen Saito, Moveable Fest
DIRECTOR-STAR NANA MENSAH CAPTURED THE
“BEST NEW NARRATIVE DIRECTOR” AWARD AT TRIBECA
WITH THIS CHARMING, MODERN TAKE ON THE
CLASSIC NEW YORK CITY IMMIGRANT’S TALE
QUEEN OF GLORY
Street Date: November 15, 2022
DVD/Digital: $24.95
Numerous Accolades Included the “Excellence in Directing” Award at the Hamptons International FF and a Pair of Film Independent Spirit Award Nominations Including “Best First Feature”; Bonus Features Include Director’s Audio Commentary, Deleted Scenes and the Bonus Short Film “Da Yie”
SYNOPSIS
Brainy scientist Sarah Obeng (Nana Mensah, Netflix’s “The Chair“), a doctoral student at Columbia University, is weeks away from following her very married boyfriend to Ohio when her mother dies suddenly. Her inheritance? A small, but beloved, Christian bookstore in the Pelham Parkway section of the Bronx where she was raised in the tight-knit Ghanian immigrant community. Tasked with planning a culturally respectful funeral befitting the family matriarch, Sarah must juggle the expectations of her loving yet demanding family while navigating the reappearance of her estranged father all while grappling with what to do with the bookstore. Aided by an only-in-New York ensemble of Eastern European neighbors, feisty African aunties and a no-nonsense ex-con co-worker, Sarah faces her new responsibilities while figuring out how to remain true to herself.
Aside from capturing the “Best New Narrative Director” Award at the 2021 Tribeca Film Festival, QUEEN OF GLORY also won the “Best Feature Film” at the San Diego International Film Festival, the “Excellence in Directing” Award at the Hamptons International Film Festival and “Best Narrative Feature” and the Indie Memphis Film Festival. Among its many festival nominations, QUEEN OF GLORY received a pair at the 2022 Film Independent Spirit Awards including “Best First Feature.”
BONUS FEATURES
- Director and Producers Audio Commentary
- Deleted Scenes
- Bonus Short Film — Da Yie (Directed by Anthony Nti | Akan, English and French with English subtitles | 20 minutes) — A stranger takes young Matilda and Prince on a dangerous and eye-opening trip across the coast of Ghana.
PROGRAM INFO
Type: DVD/Digital (iTunes, Amazon, Vudu)
Genre: Drama
Running Time: 78 minutes
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Widescreen
Audio: 5.1 Surround /2.0 Stereo
About Film Movement
Founded in 2002, Film Movement is a North American distributor of award-winning independent and foreign films based in New York City. It has released more than 250 feature films and shorts culled from prestigious film festivals worldwide including the Oscar-nominated films Theeb (2016) and Corpus Christi (2020). Film Movement’s theatrical releases include American independent films, documentaries, and foreign art house titles. Its catalog includes titles by directors such as Hirokazu Kore-eda, Maren Ade, Jessica Hausner, Andrei Konchalovsky, Andrzej Wajda, Diane Kurys, Ciro Guerra and Melanie Laurent. In 2015, Film Movement launched its reissue label Film Movement Classics, featuring new restorations released theatrically as well as on Blu-ray and DVD, including films by such noted directors as Eric Rohmer, Peter Greenaway, Bille August, Marleen Gorris, Takeshi Kitano, Arturo Ripstein, King Hu, Sergio Corbucci, Ettore Scola and Luchino Visconti. For more information, please visit www.filmmovement.com. Visit www.filmmovementplus.com for more information about Film Movement Plus, the new subscription streaming service from Film Movement.
