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From stage to screen: Singer-songwriter Layla Kaylif shoots her first feature film

The British-Emirati musician talks to Arab News about her recently wrapped directorial debut, “The Letter Writer.”
Set in 1960s Dubai, “The Letter Writer” tells the story of a young boy who works as a professional letter writer for illiterate members of the community and falls in love with the object of one of his customer’s affections.

By Iain Akerman · 07 July 2018