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‘Blue Bag Life’ Filmmakers on the Addiction Documentary’s Surprise BAFTA Nomination: ‘We Feel Like the Underdogs’


Rebecca Lloyd-Evans and Natasha Dack Ojumu discuss the shock nomination of their doc 'Blue Bag Life.'

Most of the headlines were dedicated to “Barbie” and its omission from both the best film and director categories, while many saw Andrew Scott’s failure be nominated for his lead role in “All of Us Strangers” an unforgivable snub. Following the death of her estranged addict mother and her partner’s relapse and incarceration, Selby embarks on an extremely raw pilgrimage of self-discovery and salvation. Speaking to Variety ahead of the BAFTA awards, the two discuss being “flabbergasted” on getting a nomination and how their five-person collaborative effort could manifest itself on stage if they actually win.

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