Nana Mensah
Nacimiento : 1988-08-26, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Historia
Nana Mensah is a Ghanaian-American stage, film and television actress, writer and director. She's a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania and the Loomis Chaffee School, Windsor, Connecticut, USA.
Writer
Brainy scientist Sarah, a doctoral student at Columbia University, is weeks away from following her very married boyfriend to Ohio when her mother dies suddenly, leaving Sarah the owner of a small but beloved Christian bookstore in the Bronx. 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.
Sarah Obeng
Brainy scientist Sarah, a doctoral student at Columbia University, is weeks away from following her very married boyfriend to Ohio when her mother dies suddenly, leaving Sarah the owner of a small but beloved Christian bookstore in the Bronx. 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.
Director
Brainy scientist Sarah, a doctoral student at Columbia University, is weeks away from following her very married boyfriend to Ohio when her mother dies suddenly, leaving Sarah the owner of a small but beloved Christian bookstore in the Bronx. 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.
Nico
Un hombre y su hija intentan salvar por todos los medios posibles la vida de Yang, un robot mitad asistente y mitad niñera, al que consideran un miembro más de su familia.
Fanny
A woman goes on a daytime show to confront a famous music producer of sexual harassment, only to find him armed with the “perfect apology.”
Ethel McRae
En una noche nevada de 1963, una estudiante desaparece en el bosque. Mientras sus amigos la buscan, se enfrentan a la proyección de sombras y la demonización sobre la que se construyó su idílica escuela.
Kindergarten Teacher
Scott ha sido un caso de desarrollo arrestado desde que su padre bombero murió cuando él tenía siete años. Ahora ha alcanzado la mitad de sus 20 años y ha logrado poco, persiguiendo el sueño de convertirse en un artista del tatuaje que parece estar fuera de su alcance. Mientras su ambiciosa hermana menor se va a la universidad, Scott todavía vive con su agotada madre enfermera de emergencias y pasa sus días fumando hierba, saliendo con los chicos, Oscar, Igor y Richie, y en secreto con su amigo de la infancia Kelsey. Pero cuando su madre comienza a salir con un bombero ruidoso llamado Ray, desencadena una serie de eventos que obligarán a Scott a lidiar con su dolor y dar sus primeros pasos tentativos para avanzar en la vida.
Linda
Walter, un inmigrante de Angola, se reúne tras 17 años con su hija y su mujer en los Estados Unidos. Con el tiempo se han convertido en un grupo de extraños que comparten un apartamento de una habitación. Sin embargo, descubren una misma pasión por la danza que les ayudará a superar la distancia que existe entre ellos.
American Airlines Agent
Tras ser plantada en el altar por su prometido, una joven ejecutiva adicta al trabajo decide compartir el crucero de su luna de miel en el Caribe con una de las personas con las que jamás pensó verse en una situación así: su padre, otro adicto al trabajo con el que apenas tiene relación. Lo que comienza siendo un viaje tenso por la falta de confianza, tras algunas aventuras y cócteles, termina convirtiéndose en una reconciliación con la vida y una enseñanza sobre el aprecio a la familia.
Claire
A happy couple's relationship unravels during a game of "Mafia."
Blake
In a single, fully-stocked hotel room on the night of the 2016 general election, two Trump supporters celebrate the unexpected results. As the night rages on, an ensemble of characters venture in and out of the room. Some match the two’s enthusiasm while others voice their terror at the prospect of the incoming president, but most struggle to find reasons to care less about the results that caused the debauched celebration occurring around them.
Linda
An immigrant's story about the love that is lost when a man's wife and son finally receive visas to join him in the USA.
Young Girl
Drama basado en las experiencias de Agu, un niño soldado de un país africano que, tras cerrar la escuela y ser sacado de su aldea y golpeado casi hasta la muerte, se vio obligado a participar en una guerra civil empuñando un arma y combatiendo a sus compatriotas.
Asantewaa
A young surgeon's chance meeting with her ex-boyfriend throws her world into absolute chaos when she makes a horrible discovery about her past and what could be the end of a great career, and beautiful marriage.
