Directed by BAFTA nominated writer/director Adura Onashile, her debut feature Girl includes Production Design by Soraya Gilanni Viljoen.
Girl received its UK Premiere in opening the 2023 Glasgow Film Festival and World Premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The feature stars Déborah Lukumuena (Divines), Le’Shantey Bonsu, Danny Sapani (Black Panther) and Ayesha Antoine (Doctor Who).
“Grace and her 11-year-old daughter Ama are outsiders trying to build a new life in a city where everything feels strange and hostile. Traumatised by what she has endured, Grace just wants to keep her daughter safe from harm, while Ama is taught to be suspicious of everyone. When Ama makes friends with classmate Fiona (Liana Turner), it only adds to Grace’s anxiety that their special bond is under threat.
A poignant, beautifully acted tale of what it takes to escape the legacy of violence and learn to trust in the future. Screening fresh from its world premiere at Sundance, this heralds the arrival of a powerful new voice in British cinema.”
Rotton Tomatoes; “The beauty in Girl comes through how understated it is. Onashile allows the performances from her leads to do much of the heavy-lifting when it comes to conveying complex and nuanced emotions in a way that words alone cannot achieve.”
