Queen Of Glory, at its heart, is a convincing depiction of modern America.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jan 18, 2025

Nana Mensah stars in and directs this humorous and touching exploration of cultural values.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 18, 2024

The quiet beauty in Queen of Glory lies in its nuanced picture of selfhood and identity.

| Aug 6, 2024

A modest but effective portrayal of reverse culture shock.

| Original Score: 3/5 | May 1, 2023

Queen of Glory is glorious, with a vivid depiction of self-discovery through the eyes of its secondary characters that never patronizes them or its main character.

| Original Score: 8/10 | Jan 4, 2023

Mensah's description of a particular community is a large part of the movie's appeal, but she also brings a light touch to the usual stuff of films about modern women facing life's hassles.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Sep 6, 2022

It is a slight film but a very likeable one.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Sep 2, 2022

Queen of Glory is an observational insight into a family and community. Led by understated performances from Mensah and the supporting cast, this film is a dazzling gem in modern independent cinema.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 30, 2022

Remember the name Nana Mensah — as an actor, writer and director, Queen Of Glory is a hugely impressive calling card.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 29, 2022

Mensah dodges the broad clichés of the immigrant experience and deals subtly with the racism and sexism that Sarah has had to navigate to get to her place in American academia. It’s also a very unflashy piece of film-making.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 26, 2022

A low-budget gem whose glory lies in its own roughness.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 26, 2022

For such a slender film –just 78 minutes long – it delivers more than it promises.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 23, 2022

As happens time and again in this quietly effective film, delving beneath the surface of things can sometimes reveal a little slice of heaven on Earth.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Aug 8, 2022

Mensah's charisma, dry wit, and flawed but warm heart make for an appealing and relatable screen heroine.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 6, 2022

Nana Mensah has crafted a very personal tale with real life-inspired aspects of NYC's ex-pat and first-generation Ghanaian community. Lingering close-ups on Mensah serve almost as forced insights or snapshots into her changing emotional state.

| Jul 25, 2022

Working with the cinematographer Cybel Martin, [Mensah] 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.

| Jul 25, 2022

[Nana Mensah] is so full of immense energy, and she brings that to every frame of this film.

| Jul 22, 2022

This independent comedy drama addresses personal tragedy and the formation of unexpected friendships in a believable way.

| Jul 21, 2022

There is much to praise, but more to criticize.

| Jul 18, 2022

First-time director Nana Mensah's Queen of Glory is a small but efficient film.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 15, 2022