George Amponsah | |
|---|---|
| Born | George Bernard Amponsah 1968 (age 55–56) London, England |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Film director |
| Notable work | The Hard Stop (2015); Gassed Up |
| Website | www |
George Bernard Amponsah (born 1968 in Roehampton) is a British film director, who is most notable for his documentaries. His 2015 feature-length documentary film, The Hard Stop, about the death of Mark Duggan, won a 2017 BAFTA nomination for the Award for Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.[1] In 2023, Amponsah completed direction of his first drama feature, Gassed Up – described by The Guardian as "A Scorsese-like thrill ride" – which had a UK nationwide cinema release in February 2024, and subsequently played on the Amazon Prime streaming platform.[2][3]