BAFTA award-winning and Oscar-nominated The Favourite producer Lee Magiday is set to produce the Film4 feature In the Shadows about Somali-born boxing champion Ramla Ali. Pic will be produced under…
is writing the screenplay. Film4 is backing the pic’s development, overseen by their Senior Commissioning Executive Julia Oh.Ali fled Somalia with her family as a young girl, seeking asylum in London from the Civil War. As a teenager, she pursued her love of boxing, but did so secretly as she knew her family would disapprove.
Anthony Wonke said: “I first met Ramla and was immediately struck by how inspirational, relevant and important her journey is in our world today. I want to make a film that will be highly intimate, steeped in contemporary mores that explores the fascinating shades of belief, gender, love, race, religion and identity. For me, this is the story of a modern-day heroine. I’m thrilled to be working with such strong producers as Lee Magiday and Madeleine Sanderson backed by Film4.
Magiday and Sanderson said: “Ramla’s story is current, vital and timeless and captures the deepest wish within us all to forge our own paths and be supported by those we love the most. Her passion and ambition to inspire and empower young Muslim women to believe in themselves and follow their dreams is amazing to witness.
Ali is repped by AJ Boxing Management and IMG Models. Wonke and Rani Sarma are repped by Casarotto Ramsay & Associates.
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