The BAFTA-winning actress presents Born Fruit, a short film that riffs on West African and Caribbean culture’s Nine-Night tradition and themes of family, identity, personal connection, and imagined realities
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How âRocksâ Made Stars of Its Schoolgirl Cast
By casting first-time actors, the film tells a story rarely seen onscreen: what growing up is like for British women of color.
Clockwise from top: Ruby Stokes, Kosar Ali, Bukky Bakray, Anastasia Dymitrow, Tawheda Begum and Afi Okaidja. The casting team for âRocksâ saw 1,300 girls to find actors to play the filmâs East London teenagers.Credit.Altitude
April 23, 2021, 11:11 a.m. ET
LONDON â Bukky Bakray never thought acting was a real possibility for her. So sheâs struggling to get her head around winning a BAFTA â the British equivalent of an Oscar â for her first role.