Project Detail

Girl

Saskia Coulson

Synopsis

In this coming of age drama, 11 year old Ama and her 24 year old mother, Grace, take solace in the gentle but isolated world they obsessively create. But Ama’s growing up threatens the boundaries of their tenderness, and forces Grace to reckon with a past she struggles to forget.
Official Selection Sundance Film Festival 2023 - World Cinema Dramatic Competition - World premiere
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023

Details

Year: 2023
Type of project: Features
Running time: 87 min
Director: Adura Onashile 1st Feature
Producer: Rosie Crerar, Ciara Barry
Executive Producer: Kristin Irving, Eva Yates, Jennifer Armitage
Editor: Stella Heath Keir
Screenwriter: Adura Onashile
Director of Photography: Tasha Back
Production Designer: Soraya Gilanni Viljoen
Sound: William Aikman
Composer: Ré Olunuga
Principal cast: Déborah Lukumuena, Danny Sapani, Le'Shantey Bonsu, Liana Turner

Genre

Scottish Woman Director Black Drama

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

A Barry Crerar production in association with Great Point Media supported by BBC Film, BFI, Screen Scotland

Barry Crerar

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Sales Company

New Europe Film Sales

Jan Naszewski

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