Woman with a Movie Camera

Preview: Ali & Ava

+ Q&A with writer-director Clio Barnard and producer Tracy O’Riordan

Clio Barnard’s latest film is a tremendously warm and tenderly written love story.

  • Director

    Clio Barnard

  • With

    Adeel Akhtar, Claire Rushbrook, Ellora Torchia

  • UK 2021. 94min

  • Digital

  • Certificate

    15

  • Courtesy of Altitude

Cheery landlord and former DJ Ali meets caring classroom assistant Ava by chance outside her school. They instantly bond over a shared passion for music, even though they have wildly different tastes. An unlikely romance starts to burn, despite both carrying complex wounds from former relationships. As the titular couple, Adeel Akhtar and Claire Rushbrook share remarkable chemistry, while Barnard’s trademark naturalistic directing style is complemented by an energetic and eclectic soundtrack.

Tickets £15, concessions £12 (Members pay £2 less).