Girl is a 2023 British drama film written and directed by Adura Onashile in her feature debut. It premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.[3] Filmed and set in Glasgow, Girl opened the Glasgow Film Festival.[4]
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| Directed by | Adura Onashile |
| Written by | Adura Onashile |
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| Starring | Déborah Lukumuena Danny Sapani Le'Shantey Bonsu |
| Cinematography | Tasha Back |
| Edited by | Stella Heath Keir |
| Music by | Ré Olunuga |
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Running time | 87 minutes |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Language | English |
Cast
edit- Déborah Lukumuena as Grace
- Danny Sapani as Samuel
- Le'Shantey Bonsu as Ama
- Lana Turner as Fiona
- Ayesha Antoine as Lisa
- Caroline Deyga as Mhairi
- Jenni Keenan Green as Ms. Seample
- Owen Whitelaw as Ian
- Mark Cox as Alan
Production
editAdura Onashile began developing Girl in 2017 with Rosie Crerar and Ciara Barry of the production company barry crerar. barry crerar also produced Onashile's short film Expensive Shit (2020). Girl was developed with iFeatures and BBC Film,[5] and received support from the British Film Institute (BFI) and Screen Scotland.[6]
The production team decided to search internationally when casting the lead character Grace and happened upon French actress Déborah Lukumuena.[7] Le'Shantey Bonsu was scouted for the role of Ama through her primary school's drama programme in Leeds. Onashile incorporated elements from Lukumuena and Bonsu's backgrounds into the film.[8] Also starring in the film are Danny Sapani and Liana Turner.
Principal photography took place in Glasgow over the course of six weeks and wrapped in October 2021.[6]
References
edit- ^ "Girl (2023)". BBC Film. Retrieved 21 March 2024.
- ^ "Girl". New Europe Film Sales. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "Girl". 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Ferguson, Brian (5 January 2023). "New Glasgow-set coming-of-age drama to open city's film festival". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ "BBC Film celebrates three films at Sundance 2023". BBC Media Centre. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
- ^ a b "Filming wraps on Adura Onashile's feature debut GIRL". Screen Scotland. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Neophytou, Nadia (January 2023). "Through an Immigrant Story, Adura Onashile Brings a Mother's Love into Focus". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
- ^ Gibbs, Patrick (20 January 2023). "Adura Onashile brings girl power to the screen". Slug Mag. Retrieved 24 January 2023.