Sean Graham (director)
Hans Friedrich Hermann Isay (26 June 1920 – 5 October 2015), popularly known by his stage name Sean Graham, was a German-born Ghanaian filmmaker and former military leader of British Army. In cinema, he is best known for directing the critics acclaimed Ghana films The Boy Kumasenu, Jaguar and Two Weeks in September. Personal life Graham was born on 26 June 1920 in Berlin, Germany. During the World War I, he fled with his family to Britain in 1933 and educated at Peterhouse, Cambridge. During his life at Britain, he studied law at Cambridge university. When the World War II started, his life was at threat, where he quickly changed his name to Sean Graham. Then he worked as an interpreter with British army intelligence, and gradually became lieutenant-colonel. He died on 5 October 2015 in London at the age of 95. Career After the war ended, Graham became a film trainee along with Paul Rotha at Elstree studios. In 1948, he moved to Ghana and contributed to uplift the Ghanaian film industry during a span of ten years. In 1952, he directed his film debut with The Boy Kumasenu, which was nominated for the BAFTA Best Film. Then he