Stacey Darkwaah Duah

Stacey Darkwaah Duah is a British-Ghanaian filmmaker born on April 5, 1997 to Ghanaian West African parents residing in the United Kingdom. A talented wordsmith, screenwriter and film director hailing from the North London Borough of Islington, her love for the creative arts began at a young age. An alumna of the British Film Institute' Film Academy powered by Mouth That Roars, aged 16, she worked on her first short film I Trust You (2014). By 19, she'd made her screenwriting debut with the highly anticipated mental health short film Forget Me Not (2017), which she also co-produced. The film privately screened at the BFI, London Southbank. Mark Reid (Head of Education at the BFI) was in attendance. In 2018, Duah made her directorial debut (short-form) with her colourism awareness film Chocolate Coloured Sweetheart. The film had a successful festival run around the globe. In 2020, Duah's comedy drama (short-form) Honey, I Think I've Forgotten won Best Foreign Short Film at Real Time International Film Festival in Lagos, Nigeria. Her first award as a filmmaker (director / writer). As a filmmaker, she takes great inspiration from the likes of Shirley Frimpong-Manso, Ava Duvernay, Amma Asante and Stella Corradi - to name but a few.