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Flo Ankah is the voice for the French version of [[Vice News Tonight]]. She is the editor of the film blog The Little Movie<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelittlemovie.com/author/flo-ankah/|title= |
Flo Ankah is the voice for the French version of [[Vice News Tonight]]. She is the editor of the film blog The Little Movie<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thelittlemovie.com/author/flo-ankah/|title=Essays by Flo Ankah}}</ref> and directs commercial voice-over recordings for international usage. Her latest film essay ''When Will Women Lead Storytelling in Hollywood''<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.clydefitchreport.com/2018/03/women-hollywood-directors/|title=Guest contributor, Women Directors in Hollywood}}</ref> was published on the Clyde Fitch Report. |
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== Works == |
== Works == |
Revision as of 01:20, 17 April 2018
Flo Ankah | |
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Born | Florence Annequin Bourgoin-Jallieu, France |
Other names | Floanne |
Citizenship | France and United States |
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Website | www |
Flo Ankah is an actress,[1] filmmaker, and singer residing in New York City. She founded Simple Production in 2006.
Career
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Actress
Flo Ankah has appeared in film (Listen Up Philip, Then She Found Me) and television (One Life to Live). She stars in the Broadway-style musical Loving the Silent Tears, directed by Vincent Paterson, at the Shrine Auditorium[2] Her solo show Edith Piaf Alive premiered at Joe's Pub in the Public Theater. She works as a voice artist for feature films (Magic in the Moonlight, My Old Lady, The Limits of Control) and numerous television commercials. She has also performed for artists such as Mina Nishimura,[3][4] and Meredith Monk (at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum).[5]
Writer-Director
One Way and Waterfront Access? are Flo Ankah's first award winning films. She started with choreography, showing her work at Movement Research at the Judson Church, HERE Arts Center, and Dixon Place. Flo Ankah is a resident playwright of Athena Writes 2018 and alumni of the Kennedy Center Playwriting intensive.
Songstress
Known as the French songstress Floanne,[6] she performs with Jazz musicians in the nightclub scene, including Joe's Pub, Feinstein's/54 Below, Symphony Space, the Miami-Dade County Auditorium. She has appeared solo at the Museum of Modern Art, Bryant Park and the New York Botanical Garden. Her interpretation of "Michelle" from The Beatles is the 75th release of The Beatles Complete on Ukulele.[7]
Media
Flo Ankah is the voice for the French version of Vice News Tonight. She is the editor of the film blog The Little Movie[8] and directs commercial voice-over recordings for international usage. Her latest film essay When Will Women Lead Storytelling in Hollywood[9] was published on the Clyde Fitch Report.
Works
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Playwriting
- Out of the Box - (2018) 10-mins play produced at Symphony Space[10] (Athena Writing Fellow 2018)
Solo Performance
- Edith Piaf Alive - (2012) a play about the Little Sparrow.[11]
- Love is French - (2013) a modern twist to vintage tunes.
- April in Paris - (2015) a musical tribute to the French spirit.[12]
Art House Film
- ONE WAY[13] - (2008) Best Experimental Film, 5th Big Apple Film Festival[14]
- Waterfront Access?[15] - (2010) Golden Reel Award, Tiburon International Film Festival[16]
References
- ^ "French Actress New York".
- ^ http://silenttearsmusical.com/musical/cast/
- ^ "Timmy's Idea in Time Out NY". Time Out NY. Retrieved 2009-10-06.
- ^ La Rocco, Claudia (2009-10-10). "Timmy's Idea in the New York Times". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-10-09.
- ^ Kourlas, Gia (2009-03-07). "Ascension Variations in NYTimes". New York Times. Retrieved 2009-03-06.
- ^ "French Singer New York".
- ^ "Michelle on The Beatles Complete on ukulele".
- ^ "Essays by Flo Ankah".
- ^ "Guest contributor, Women Directors in Hollywood".
- ^ "Athena Writer Fellow 2018".
- ^ Collet-Apraxine, Tatiana (2013-03-21). "Interview for Edith Piaf Alive at Joe's Pub". New York Theater Review. Retrieved 2013-03-21.
- ^ Burns Scully, Thomas (2016-05-04). "Remembering Paris Correctly. 'April in Paris' at Feinstein's/54 Below With Floanne". On Stage. Retrieved 2016-05-04.
- ^ One Way at IMDb
- ^ "Big Apple Film Festival winners".
- ^ Waterfront Access? at IMDb
- ^ "Tiburon Film Festival Winners". Retrieved 2010-03-27.
External links
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