Amma Asante

Overview

Known for
Acting
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Birthday
Sep 13, 1969 (55 years old)

Amma Asante

Known For

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking
1h 20m
Movie 2021

Oscar Micheaux: The Superhero of Black Filmmaking

A look at the extraordinary achievements and contemporary legacy of Oscar Micheaux, a pioneer of the African-American film industry.

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women
2h 25m
Movie 2014

Reel Herstory: The Real Story of Reel Women

Using rare footage and exclusive interviews with filmmakers from all over the globe, "Reel Herstory" corrects the historic notion that women behind the scenes in motion pictures held peripheral careers compared with their male counterparts.

Biography

Amma Asante MBE (born 13 September 1969) is a British filmmaker, screenwriter, former actress, and Chancellor at Norwich University of the Arts, who was born in London to parents from Ghana. Her love for the film industry started when she received her first role in BBC's children's television drama series Grange Hill. Asante wrote and produced the 1998 BBC Two series Brothers and Sisters, starring David Oyelowo. She was a childhood friend of model Naomi Campbell, whom she met when they were seven years old. Description above from the Wikipedia article Amma Asante, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

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