Tyrees A. Lamptey is a British award-winning Film Director and Screenwriter of Ghanaian descent, best known for his unapologetic and profound style of storytelling.

His short film Fortvna (2016) earned a special mention at the iFilmmaker International Film Festival, in Spain, and his latest short, PAWNS (2017), was accepted into over 20 international film festivals, earning praise for his directing, and over 1 million views on the web.

Now based in London, Tyrees has filled a multitude of roles on every conceivable film set in the past five years, cultivating relationships with BFI Film historians, as well as BAFTA-winning producers.

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