Naa Adei Mante
2024 HEAR US Awardee
Graduate Film Class of 2025
naa adei (nah • aday) is a writer, director, and producer based in New York City. Born to Ghanaian immigrants in the DMV, she leverages her layered identity to create films across the diaspora. She loves to tell stories that explore those internal, unspoken, and even unpleasant emotions that Black women struggle with in a post-colonial era.
Project
"Glamor Day"
When an encounter with her crush prompts Niyah, a self-confident pre-teen, to style her own hair for the first time, she gladly accepts the challenge. The only problem is, she doesn’t know the first thing about hot combs, curlers, or relaxers.