WALE
Director: Barnaby Blackburn
Cast:Raphel Famotibe, Jamie Sives, Clare Perkins, Roger Nsengiyumva
Crew:Producers: Barnaby Blackburn, Edward Speleers, Catherine Slater, Sophie Alexander - Screenwriters: Barnaby Blackburn - Cinematographer: Robbie Bryant - Editor: Edward Line - Composer: Luis Almau
Email:barnabyblackburn@gmail.com
Web:www.walefilm.com
Synopsis
An 18 year old youth offender is trying to start his own business as a mobile mechanic. But enterprise isn't so easy when you're a young, black male with a criminal past.
About the director
Barnaby Blackburn is a Creative Director and writer. For the past 6 years, he has written and created several promos and commercials for the BBC, Nike, Lurpak and Land Rover, and worked with a wide range of talent such as Idris Elba, Charles Dance, Rutger Hauer and Kenneth Cranham. At the age of 26, he was awarded a BAFTA for his promo for the BBC's coverage of the 2014 Winter Olympics. Barnaby is a passionate storyteller, committed to creating socially relevant narratives with imaginative techniques. 'Wale' is a script that he wrote in 2016 and is his directorial debut.