Wale (2018)
23m
Running Time
April 29, 2018Release Date
Plot.
An 18 year old youth offender is trying to get his own business going as a mechanic. But enterprise isn't so easy when you're a young, black male with a criminal past. And it doesn't get any easier when you're framed by one of your new clients for a harrowing crime.
Where to Watch.
FreeCurrently Wale is available for streaming online, rent, buy or watch for free on: Kanopy
Streaming in:🇺🇸 United States
Cast & Crew.
Raphel Famotibe
Wale
Jamie Sives
O'Brian
Roger Jean Nsengiyumva
Rondo
Ed Speleers
Producer
Clare Perkins
Wale's Mum
Barnaby Blackburn
Producer / Writer / Director
Jim Caesar
Rondo's Friend
Catherine Slater
Producer
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Wale is a 2018 British short film written and directed by Barnaby Blackburn. The film, starring Jamie Sives, Raphel Famotibe, Roger Nsengiyumva and Clare Perkins, is a social-realist thriller about an ex-offender trying to ply his trade as a mechanic who is deceived by a client and framed for murder over the course of a single horrific night. It was Blackburn's debut film.
The film deals with issues of racial discrimination, social injustice and the frustrations of young people trying to reimagine themselves in London.
Wale was nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best British Short Film in 2019 and was shortlisted for Best Live Action Short Film at the 91st Academy Awards.