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Amma Asante

Seventh Row Editors / July 19, 2020

A masterclass with Amma Asante on directing

In the 11th session of Lockdown Film School, we delve deep with BAFTA-winning writer-director Amma Asante into her entire body of work, including A Way of Life, Belle, A United Kingdom, and Where Hands Touch.

Seventh Row Editors / October 20, 2018

Ep. 3: Where Hands Touch

In the third episode of our film podcast, we talk about Amma Asante’s Where Hands Touch, a flawed but often intelligent film worthy of a closer look. Episode 3: Where Hands Touch In the third episode of our film podcast, we tackle a complex, imperfect film nevertheless worth talking about. Amma Asante’s Where Hands Touch […]

Amma Asante, Where Hands Touch

Orla Smith / September 19, 2018

Amma Asante: ‘These black children were walking a strange tightrope’

Amma Asante details the long road to making her passion project, Where Hands Touch, and explains the importance of nuance in her controversial love story.

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