Emma Lee Amponsah

Emma Lee Amponsah

Biography

Emma-Lee Amponsah holds a BA in Religious Studies, an MA in Gender and Diversity Studies and a PhD in Media and Communication Studies. Her work has appeared in various academic journals, newspapers and magazines as well as on platforms, film festivals and conferences around the world. As a founding member of Black Speaks Back, Amponsah has been involved in various projects on blackness and belonging in Belgium and the Netherlands. She produced the world's first Afrofuturistic musical EUphoria (2018, directed by Robert-Jonathan Koeyers) and directed several experimental short films, including the award-winning ZWARTE IBIS (BLACK IBIS, 2024), which she will present in person at the Afrika Film Festival Cologne.

Filmography

ZWARTE IBIS (BLACK IBIS) (2024): Direction