Girl
Directed byAdura Onashile
Written byAdura Onashile
Produced by
  • Rosie Crerar
  • Ciara Barry
StarringDéborah Lukumuena
Danny Sapani
Le'Shantey Bonsu
CinematographyTasha Back
Edited byStella Heath Keir
Music byRé Olunuga
Production
companies
Distributed byNew Europe Film Sales[1]
Release date
  • 22 January 2023 (2023-01-22) (Sundance)
Running time
87 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

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.[2] Filmed and set in Glasgow, Girl will open the Glasgow Film Festival.[3]

Cast

Production

Adura 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,[4] and received support from the British Film Institute (BFI) and Screen Scotland.[5]

The production team decided to search internationally when casting the lead character Grace and happened upon French actress Déborah Lukumuena.[6] 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.[7] 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.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Girl". New Europe Film Sales. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  2. ↑ "Girl". 2023 Sundance Film Festival. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ↑ Ferguson, Brian (5 January 2023). "New Glasgow-set coming-of-age drama to open city's film festival". The Scotsman. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  4. ↑ "BBC Film celebrates three films at Sundance 2023". BBC Media Centre. 7 December 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2023.
  5. 1 2 "Filming wraps on Adura Onashile's feature debut GIRL". Screen Scotland. 21 October 2021. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ↑ Neophytou, Nadia (January 2023). "Through an Immigrant Story, Adura Onashile Brings a Mother's Love into Focus". OkayAfrica. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  7. ↑ Gibbs, Patrick (20 January 2023). "Adura Onashile brings girl power to the screen". Slug Mag. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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