
Directing
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.
Popular as | Directing |
Gender | FEMALE |
Birthday | March 16, 1977 (48 years old) |
| Year | Movie & Role |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Stitches as Directing, Writing |
| 2019 | 2 Weeks in Lagos as Editing |
| 2019 | The Perfect Picture: Ten Years Later as Directing |
| 2017 | Potato Potahto as Directing, Writing |
| 2016 | Rebecca as Directing, Writing |
| 2015 | Grey Dawn as Directing, Writing |
| 2014 | Love or Something Like That as Directing, Writing |
| 2014 | Devil in the Detail as Directing, Writing |
| 2013 | Potomanto as Directing, Writing |
| 2011 | Adams Apples: The Family Ties as Directing, Writing |
| 2010 | Checkmate as Directing |
| 2010 | 6 Hours To Christmas as Directing |
| 2009 | A Sting in a Tale as Directing, Writing |
| 2009 | The Perfect Picture as Directing, Writing |
| 2008 | Life and Living It as Directing, Writing |
| 2008 | Scorned as Writing, Directing |