Filmmaker Amrou Al-Kathi’s interests intersect on screen in Layla, which helped open this season’s Sundance Film Festival. Writer/director Amrou Al-Kathi is a British-Iraqi drag performer who seemingly channels their own experiences into the film. It’s a film about the intersection of religion, culture, gender identity, and passion. Layla (Bilal Hasna, Extraordinary) seemingly lives a sparkly […]

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