BBC TWO SECURE DEBBIE TUCKER GREEN'S EAR FOR EYE

Starring Lashana Lynch, Tosin Cole, Carmen Munroe, Danny Sapani, Nadine Marshall and Arinzé Kene, Debbie Tucker Green’s second feature Ear For Eye will be shown live at BFI Southbank, on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer as part of the 65th BFI London Film Festival.

The world premiere of Ear For Eye, the second feature from filmmaker and playwright Debbie Tucker Green, will air exclusively on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer on Saturday 16 October. As part of the 65th BFI London Film Festival, the film will be shown at BFI Southbank and exclusively the same evening on BBC Two and BBC iPlayer. The writer/director is expected to attend along with key cast members.

Tucker Green has adapted her highly acclaimed 2018 Royal Court stage production for the screen, with backing from BBC Film, BBC Two and the BFI, awarding funds from the National Lottery. It is the second feature film from the BAFTA and Olivier Award-winning writer and director.

Writer and director of Ear For Eye, Debbie Tucker Green says: “Ear For Eye has been re-written for film bringing intimate portraits of characters to screen cinematically in a way that only film can. With original music composed by Luke Sutherland and tracks by Sons of Kemet, Run The Jewels, Little Simz, Kano and FKA Twigs the film intertwines beats, dialogue, visuals and music shifting through time and place.”

Tricia Tuttle, BFI London Film Festival Director says: “Debbie’s first feature Second Coming screened in our First Feature Competition in 2014, and it is such a privilege to have her back to World Premiere Ear For Eye, and also to present the premiere in this way with the BBC. Audiences across the UK can see the film on BBC Two while we welcome Debbie and cast to the BFI for the Live Festival screening that evening. Debbie’s writing is so powerful - lyrical, complex, urgent- and this adaptation of her own work is a wonderful blend of theatre, performance and film, brought to life by a truly talented cast.”

The 65th BFI London Film Festival in partnership with American Express takes place from Wednesday 6 October - Sunday 17 October 2021. The LFF Programme Launch will take place on Tuesday 7 September 2021.