“There’s so much strength in vulnerability.“ Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris on Swan Song

Swan Song stars Mahershala Ali and Naomie Harris and writer/director Benjamin Cleary discuss their emotive performances in Swan Song, as well as the challenges and rewards of creating the film. Chapters: 00:00 Intro 00:10 CLIP: Introduction on the train 00:55 How the script came about 02:14 What drew Mahershala Ali to the project 03:18 How Naomie Harris got on board 05:49 CLIP: If mum could be here 06:55 The unexpected challenge of playing Poppy 08:03 Why Swan Song is not a sci-fi movie 08:41 CLIP: I don’t like this 10:05 Playing two versions of yourself 11:12 Letting the actors own the story subscribe to Guru ⏩ ⏬ stay up to date ⏬ Twitter: @BAFTA: @BAFTAGames: Facebook: Instagram: sign up for our newsletter: subscri