Frances-Anne Solomon

Frances-Anne Solomon is a Director, Producer and Writer in film, TV and radio. She was born in England, grew up in Trinidad, and studied Theatre Arts at the University of Toronto before moving to the UK where she lived and worked for several years.

Alongside directing, between 1994-98, Frances-Anne also worked as a Producer and Executive Producer for BBC Single Drama & Films, where she was responsible for several films and TV movies, including the Black Screen strand, (for black writers, producers and directors) and Screen on the Tube (for new feature directors). Productions include, Speak Like A Child, director John Akomfrah, Love Is The Devil, director John Maybury, The Sixth Happiness, director Waris Hossein, Flight, director Alex Pillai and Siren Spirits, directors Ngozi Onwurah, Pratibha Parmar and Dani Williamson.

Frances-Anne returned to Toronto in 1999. Through her company Leda Serene Films she continues to create, produce and direct film, television and new media projects. She has just completed the ground-breaking sitcom Lord Have Mercy! which was broadcast on 4 Canadian networks, and was nominated for 2 Geminis. 12/03

I Is a Long-Memoried Woman
Produced by Ingrid Lewis, A film by Frances-Anne Solomon, 1990, 50 min., Color
This extraordinary video chronicles the history of slavery through the eyes of Caribbean women. A striking combination of monologue, dance, and song—g...

Siren Spirits
A film by Ngozi Onwurah, Pratibha Parmar, Frances-Anne Solomon, Dani Williamson, 1994, 80 min., Color/BW
SIREN SPIRITS is a wonderful feature comprising four short dramas directed by women of color, produced by Leda Serene for the British Film Institute a...

What My Mother Told Me
A film by Frances-Anne Solomon, 1995, 57 min., Color/BW
Exquisitely beautiful and profoundly moving, WHAT MY MOTHER TOLD ME is a dramatic journey towards self discovery. The story focuses on Jesse, a young...