Clio Barnard Archives - Chlotrudis Society for Independent Film

Ali & Ava (2022)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 4.9
Director: Clio Barnard
Starring: Adeel Akhtar | Claire Rushbrook | Macy Shackleton | Shaun Thomas

Diane says: “Director Clio Barnard returns to the city of Bradford in Yorkshire, also the location for her gobsmacking THE ARBOR (2010). But this one is a more straightforward feature, and a bit of an homage to Fassbinder’s ALI: FEAR EATS THE

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The Arbor (2011)

By Chlotrudis Independent Film Society
Rating: 5 cats
Director: Clio Barnard

Chris says: “Outside of England and perhaps a few modern drama departments, playwright Andrea Dunbar remains obscure, a status this unusual documentary hopes to obliterate. Raised on a notoriously tough council estate, she wrote a play (which gives this film

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