British actor and rapper Riz Ahmed and director Aneil Karia take viewers on a disturbing dystopian journey in their short film ‘The Long Goodbye’
LONDON, Jan 31 - British actor and rapper Riz Ahmed and director Aneil Karia take viewers on a disturbing dystopian journey in their short film "The Long Goodbye", inspired by personal fears about rising intolerance and discrimination in the world.
"I understand that for a lot of people, they can watch a film like this and say: ‘...you're trying to make a political statement’, but I think it's really a position of privilege to be able to look at someone like this and say: ‘Oh, that's political. That's something that just lives in the headlines," Ahmed told Reuters in an interview."For many of us, this is very personal. Smaller versions of this really impinge on daily lives ...
Riz Ahmed arrives at the Oscars red carpet for the 93rd Academy Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., April 25, 2021. Chris Pizzello/Pool via REUTERS Karia said he and Ahmed, the first Muslim to get a best actor Oscar nomination, embarked on the project after some heartfelt talks.
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