Sundance-Bound ‘Layla’ Director on Telling the Story of a British-Palestinian Drag Queen, Working With Emerald Fennell, Russell T. Davies (EXCLUSIVE)

Writer and director Amrou Al-Kadhi shares many similarities with the eponymous protagonist of his directorial debut “Layla,” a drama about how a drag queen’s first love influences their sense of self. Al-Kadhi speaks exclusively to Variety ahead of the world premiere of “Layla” Thursday in…

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