Layla In Dreamland
Spring Grants 2022 - Production Stage
Celine Cotran / Feature Narrative / United Kingdom, Qatar / 90 min / Original Language: Arabic, English / Interests: Coming of age, Drama
Synopsis
Layla is a 60-year-old refugee relocated to the seaside town of Margate with her undocumented granddaughter, Ritaj. Sharing a room in a halfway house for refugees, she works as a cleaner at Dreamland Amusement Park and struggles to build a connection with her new surroundings. When she meets Femi, a young boy who teaches her to skateboard, her confidence begins to grow, but as the residents of the halfway house begin to be relocated by the city’s council, the very real threat of her undocumented granddaughter being discovered causes her to unravel. Afraid of what will happen, Layla and Femi try to hide her away and sneak her into Dreamland.
Credits
- Director
- Celine Cotran
- Screenwriter
- Celine Cotran
- Producer
- Oliver Sunley
- Production Company
- C24 Films
About the Director
Celine Cotran is an award-winning British-Lebanese writer and director. A London Film School graduate, she was selected as h Club London's (formerly The Hospital Club) Film Emerging Creative 2019 and is mentored by Will Clarke (Altitude Films) as she develops her first feature, 'Layla In Dreamland', with the support of the BFI Network and Edinburgh Talents Connects. Her previous shorts have been supported by the Doha Film Institute and Trademark Films, nominated and receiving awards at a number of Academy Qualifying festivals. She is a member of Directors UK Access and Inclusion committee, Inspire 2020 and is represented by Knight Hall Agency.
Contacts
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Main Contact
Celine Cotran
- Company:
- C24 Films Ltd
- Phone:
- 77 330 000 22
- Email:
- celine.cotran@gmail.com
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Main Contact
Oliver Sunley
- Company:
- C24 Films
- Email:
- oliver.sunley@c24films.co.uk