Drawing inspiration from golden age East Coast hip-hop culture, Blackjack aims to solidify London’s place in rap and explore the ambitions of a young prodigy, dreaming of what his future holds.
With an extremely low budget, two weeks and the tour de force of Lazy Susan at the sails, Blackjack is a testament to what our team were capable of, and highlighting our joint passion for filmmaking. While leaning deeply into its references, it also found itself creating something new - with the aid of C-se’s (FKA alexfromkenya) groundbreaking talent.
Director: James Silk-Tyler
Director of Photography: Hector Miller
1st AD: Dhara Wright
Production Design: Evelyn Koster
Makeup Artist: Ruby Silk-Tyler
Starring: alexfromkenya
Songwriter: Samuel Sesay
Crew: William Ntaka, Theo Mueller, Akin Araloyin, Bruno Balt, Otis Faber, Linus Barry, Teigan Hastings, Nico Saggesse
Queen: Simone Reeves-Dyer
2023