From singing in a bar to performing as an alien in new Supergirl film
Belfast-based singer-songwriter Winnie Ama was cast as a singing alien in the new Supergirl film after a chance encounter with the director. The role required her to perform her original song in a fictional alien language, involving extensive costume and makeup preparation.
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This human-interest story highlights the unconventional paths to film industry roles and the creative collaboration involved in world-building for major cinematic productions.
Image caption, Winnie Ama performed her original song What Are We in the Supergirl film which released in UK cinemas on 25 June
It's a question any singer songwriter dreams of being asked by a big movie director, and when the question was put to Winnie Ama after performing in a bar one night, she couldn't believe her luck.
As part of her role in the new Supergirl movie, her original song What Are We needed to be translated into an alien language.
Two weeks after the Belfast singer's chance encounter with the film's director, she and her pianist were invited for an official audition.
"I had never acted before, so I was sweating quite a lot, but we made it, and we got the part in the room," Winnie said.
"We went for fittings straight away, and it went from there."
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