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EXCLUSIVE: Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has acquired world sales rights for Adura Onashile’s feature debut Girl, starring rising French actress Déborah Lukumuena and big screen debutant Le’Shantey Bonsu.
The buzzy title, which was unveiled at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival’s Works in Progress showcase, was announced today as having been selected for the World Dramatic Competition of Sundance’s upcoming edition, running January 19-29, 2023
The Scotland-set drama tells the story of eleven-year-old Ama and her mother, Grace, who take solace in the gentle but isolated world they obsessively create.
But Ama’s thirst for life and her need to grow and develop challenge the rules of their insular world and gradually force Grace to reckon with a past she struggles to forget.
Established Glasgow-based theatre actress and director Onashile (Expensive Shit) wrote the screenplay and directs.
It marks the first English-language role for Lukumuena, who broke out internationally with her César-winning performance in Cannes Caméra d’Or winner Divines and has since won praise for roles in The Braves and opposite Gérard Depardieu in Robust.
Girl is produced by Glasgow-based Rosie Crerar and Ciara Barry at barry crerar with the backing of the BFI (awarding National Lottery funding), BBC Film and Screen Scotland.
The feature was developed by BBC Film, after initially being part of the iFeatures programme, supported by Creative England, BFI and BBC Film.
BBC Film also previously co-financed Onashile’s award-winning short Expensive Shit. Girl marks the debut feature as lead producers for the barry crerar team.
The deal was negotiated by New Europe’s Head of Acquisitions, Marcin Łuczaj and the producers.
“Girl is such a mature debut
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