Ashley Walters on Tackling Directorial Debut ‘Animol’ While Juggling the Life-Transforming Aftermath of ‘Adolescence’: ‘It Was Nuts, but It Had to Be Done’

When Ashley Walters started work on “Animol,” he had little idea what would be coming around the corner. The film — a gritty and tense coming-of-age drama set in a British juvenile detention center and tackling themes such as identity, betrayal and sexuality — marks his feature directorial debut and the boldest move yet in […]