Naman Ramachandran Celebrated British filmmaker Clio Barnard, a previous Cannes winner for “The Selfish Giant” (2013), is back on the Croisette with Directors’ Fortnight selection “Ali & Ava.”The film is a love story based on people Barnard got to know through making her previous films.
While making “The Arbor,” Barnard met and worked with Bradford actor, DJ and landlord Moey Hassan and later, when making “The Selfish Giant,” she met Rio, a mother and teaching assistant at a Bradford school.Collaborating with Bradford-based writer Kamal Kaan as script consultant, Barnard started to shape a story influenced by Hassan, Kaan and Rio.In the film, both lonely for different reasons, Ali and Ava meet through their shared affection for.
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