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Sundance-Bound ‘Layla’ Director on Telling the Story of a British-Palestinian Drag Queen, Working With Emerald Fennell, Russell T. Davies (EXCLUSIVE)
Writer and director Amrou Al-Kadhi shares many similarities with the eponymous protagonist of his directorial debut 'Layla,' premiering at Sundance.
Writer and director Amrou Al-Kadhi shares many similarities with the eponymous protagonist of his directorial debut “Layla,” a drama about how a drag queen’s first love influences their sense of self. “‘Layla’ is born out of a lot of my own struggles and thinking and feelings, but I built a fictional world for this character to exist in to make an entertaining and accessible movie that resonates with audiences.” Bongiovi boarded “Layla” as an executive producer after a meeting with Al-Kadhi in Los Angeles and helped secure additional funding through the U.S. production company she co-founded with actor Forest Whitaker.
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