Nana Asomani-Poku is a UK-born Ghanaian. legal professional, filmmaker and community engagement specialist based in Australia. He spent his early childhood in Ghana before returning to the UK at age 12, where he later studied Politics and Law at the University of Southampton and completed a postgraduate degree in International Development and Security Studies.

Nana began his career as a legal advocate for asylum seekers and refugees, working at a detention centre in Cambridgeshire with the UK’s largest not-for-profit immigration law firm. Alongside his human rights work, he pursued his passion for filmmaking, training at the New York Film Academy and going on to make his first feature film, Drawn.

In 2008, Nana relocated to Australia, where he shifted into dispute resolution and made his second feature film in Queensland. After a brief period living and working in the United States, he returned to Australia, which he now calls home. Today, Nana works in community and stakeholder engagement, building bridges between public sector organisations and marginalised communities, while continuing to explore storytelling as a tool for social impact.