Queen of Glory

DVD Features

BONUS FEATURES:

- Director and Producers Audio Commentary
- Deleted Scenes

BONUS SHORT FILM

Da Yie
Directed by Anthony Nti
Ghana, Belgium
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.

Discs: 1

• Highest Rating
  "Nana Mensah's winning indie.. generates endearing pathos from a story whose familiarity is offset by its humor and authenticity. "
  Nick Schager, Variety
• Highest Rating
  "Mensah’s tightly conceived, witty and compassionate dark comedy is a love letter to children of Ghanaian immigrants and to the Bronx."
  Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter
• Highest Rating
  "In Queen of Glory, writer-director-star Nana Mensah has put forth 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
• Highest Rating
  "The personal nature of the narrative gives the film its heart, but Mensah’s eye for life’s messy complications gives it its spirit. Queen Of Glory exults in Sarah’s courage to unlock her authentic self, as well as in a filmmaker’s exuberance at finding her voice."
  Tim Grierson, Screen Daily
• Highest Rating
  "Queen of Glory is a quietly affecting film that depicts the ways in which new and surprising loved ones can enter our lives, even after our most treasured people have left them. It marks out Mensah as a major talent on multiple fronts."
  Greg Hyde, Spectrum Culture
• Highest Rating
  "[A] subtle delight.... The child of Ghanaian parents herself, Mensah traverses the polyglot turf well, infusing details with astute affection and understated laughs. "
  Lisa Kennedy, The New York Times
• Highest Rating
  "Mensah looks in loving yet critical detail at the milieu in which she herself was raised and, working with the cinematographer Cybel Martin, realizes a distinctive style that’s as memorable as the drama: she stages overlapping layers of activity in static frames that conjure poise amid turmoil."
  Richard Brody, The New Yorker
• Highest Rating
  "[Nana] Mensah couldn't have crafted a more impressive display for her many talents."
  Stephen Saito, Moveable Fest
• Highest Rating
  "Masterfully uses dilemmas of culture and selfhood to craft a wonderful, intimate story of discovery. Both behind the camera and in front of it, Mensah is incredible to watch."
  James Hanton, The Indiependent
• Highest Rating
  "A love letter to the first-generation immigrant experience.... Queen of Glory is the movie to watch this summer."
  Wisdom Iheanyyichukwu, Refinery 29
• Highest Rating
  "Queen of Glory is a confident, vibrant debut from writer, director, and star Mensah."
  Carmen Paddock, One Room With A View
• Highest Rating
  "With a careful balance of simplicity and spark, Queen Of Glory sees worlds and cultures collide in a wonderfully human display of modern America."
  Isobel Nutbrown, Loud and Clear
• Highest Rating
  "Sarah, exceptionally portrayed by Nana Mensah (also known from her acting in “The Chair”, “The King of Staten Island”, “New Amsterdam”, “Stranger Things”), takes us on a poignant journey in this charming and original dramedy."
  Ellen J. Wanjiru, Blackfilm.com