Aml Ameen on making ‘Boxing Day’, the UK’s first Christmas-set romantic comedy led by an all-Black cast

November 28, 2021January 14, 2023 by Stefan

Ameen, a UK actor who had starred in Elba’s feature directing debut Yardie, was trying to get his own directorial debut off the ground and was even considering self-financing with a budget of £500,000.

“It wasn’t that doors were shut in my face but Boxing Day is the first of its kind in British cinema where a Christmas-set rom-com is led by an all-Black cast,” Ameen suggests. “I was willing to pay for it myself upfront and get started on the process.