Queen of Glory is actress-turned writer/director Nana Mensah’s first film and it’s a love letter to the first-generation immigrant experience and the Bronx.
, who were bootstrapping their first projects, similarly and then used that as a calling card or a launching off pad to something else? Definitely. I had been dropped by my agent. I didn't have any representation, and the auditions that I was getting were not great. I'm the only New York actor to have never been on, which is crazy and hurts my feelings, frankly. It's a rite of passage, but I just couldn't get arrested. I thoughtPhoto: courtesy of Magnolia Pictures/Film Movement.
I did not set out to direct it. It was only when I was meeting with a couple of other directors and the way they were talking about the film wasn't the way that I saw the film. I didn’t want to do African poverty misery stuff. That doesn't interest me. And that's frankly, not my family's story. Of course, my family endured hardship when they first came [to America], but everybody does when they move to a different country for the first time and especially as Black people.
I think Pitt [Gattuso] emerges as a fan favorite before the film is midway through. What did you have in mind when crafting this character? How did the process of casting Pitt work for you?If it seems like the part fits [Meeko] like a glove, it's because I actually wrote it for him. I saw him in an independent film, another indie film called, and that film and my film share a producer. As I got to know him, I was like, Meeko is so great.
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