Sheila Nortley’s script BIRDSONG selected for 2021 Brit List!
November 23, 2021 |

Out of nearly 300 script titles recommended by the industry, 18 received the minimum number of votes to make it on to the list.
Sheila received 7 votes for her original screenplay BIRDSONG, which is in development with BBC Films/BFI.

 

“When British-born Danielle returns to Ghana to visit her dying grandfather, she unearths a past love and the tumultuous family secret that alienated her from her ancestral home, embarking on a journey coloured by memory and magic on Africa’s west coast. Based on a True Story.”
Sheila is an award-winning filmmaker. She is currently story consulting on ‘A TOWN CALLED MALICE’ for SKY and Vertigo Films and developing original pilots with Sky Studios, Fully Focused and Home Team.