these moments of comic relief define nana mensah�*s debut film. to create something different with queen of glory. we laughed a lot growing up. my parents told crazy stories from back home, or, like, the crazy things that happened to them when they first came to this country, so i wanted to tell the story. where the body? she was cremated. of course it centres around a woman losing her mother so it�*s not all laughs, it�*s not a screwball comedy but at the same time, there are moments forjoy. i�*m not getting on the scale, i�*m not getting on the scale... mensah shows what it�*s like straddling two worlds as a first—generation american. including the challenge of upholding traditions while also showing the powerful connection culture creates between old world and new. the christian book store sarah inherits from her mother provides sarah with another avenue of self—discovery. queen of glory is filled with colourful new york characters, like the former convict turned christian book store employee and the eager street vendor trying very hard to sell