Glasgow Film Festival to open with Adura Onashile’s ‘Girl’, sets first industry events

The industry programme runs from March 6-9, with the festival taking place from March 1-12.Glasgow Film Festival (Gff) will open its 2023 edition with Screen Star of Tomorrow 2021 Adura Onashile’s debut feature, the Glasgow-shot Girl, following its world premiere at Sundance.The feature follows a woman named Grace (Divines star Déborah Lukumuena in her first English-language role) and her 11-year-old daughter Ama (Le’Shantey Bonsu) as they try to build a new life in Glasgow after a traumatic past.

Telling Ama to trust nobody, Grace is alarmed when Ama makes friends with a classmate.Girl is produced by Ciara Barry

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