George Amponsah
Director, “Pearl Harbor”:
Erased: WW2's Heroes of Color
George Amponsah is a multiple award-winning, BAFTA-nominated filmmaker whose mission as a director is to make bold, popular and diverse content, groundbreaking documentaries, and innovative specialist factual series. Some of his most recent work includes “Black Power,” a 90-minute film executive-produced by Oscar® winner Steve McQueen for the BBC, and “Enslaved,” a six-part documentary series for the BBC hosted by Samuel L Jackson that tells the story of the trans-Atlantic slave trade through underwater archaeology. Amponsah’s debut feature film, “Gassed Up,” was announced for launch on Amazon Prime in 2024.