A rising young Derry star is to star in a new film which will be premiered at a renowned film festival later this month. Ayvianna Snow plays the character Rebec.
The review recommends key measures to be explored including boosted film tax relief, 0% VAT on independent film exhibition and increased streamer contribution.
★★★
THE idea of identity who we are, where we come from and where we belong especially in the wake of Brexit, is explored in this moving and powerful debut feature by writer-director Joseph A Adesunloye.
The film is loosely based on the British, Nigerian-born filmmaker’s own experiences and is seen through the eyes of London-based photographer Leke (champion boxer turned actor Dudley O’Shaughnessy) who is of mixed race and who, on learning of his estranged father’s death, is forced to return home to Senegal and his dad’s village.
As well as struggling with the loss of his father, Leke has to grapple with his dual identity feeling confused and conflicted in a culture that is alien to him, having left it at a very young age.