Shirley Frimpong-Manso

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.

Known for

Love or Something Like That

Love or Something Like That

28 November 2014

Credits

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