Project Detail

Grime Kids

Synopsis

ROCKS screenwriter Theresa Ikoko's exuberant drama series set during the early years of the East London grime scene - It’s 2001 and school’s out for the summer. Energised by the DIY spirit around them, Dane and his friends are eager to form a crew and get their music on pirate station Rinse FM. Ikoko’s fictional drama, loosely inspired by a book by DJ Target, perfectly captures a sense of time and place, and the moment when a local subculture was about to explode. (LFF Brochure)
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2023 - Episodes 1 and 2 - World premiere

Details

Year
2023
Running time
90 min (2 episodes x 45 min)
Format
Series
Director
Abdou Cisse
Producer
Irma Inniss
Executive Producer
Nawfal Faizullah, Theresa Ikoko, Target
Editor
Ashley Scott, Galina Chakrova
Screenwriter
Theresa Ikoko
Director of Photography
Korsshan Schlauer
Production Designer
Phoebe Platman
Principal cast
Juwon Adedokun, Delove Akra, Yus Jamal Crookes, Shanu Hazzan, Gabriel Robinson, Tienne Simon

Categories

Production Status

Production Company

Mammoth Screen

Third Floor
142 - 144 New Cavendish Street
London
W1W 6YF

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