Imran Perretta is the winner of the Turner Prize bursary and now the acclaimed artist is moving from exhibition space to the big screen.
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Imran Perretta is the winner of the Turner Prize bursary and now the acclaimed artist is moving from exhibition space to the big screen.
His first feature film, Ish, delves into the childhood of two young boys growing up in Luton.
It is a story of friendship and innocence lost, a coming of age story that is deeply personal to Perretta, and tells a tale not often told in mainstream cinema.
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