Akilla's Escape (2021)
June 11, 2021Release Date
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Cast & Crew.
Saul Williams
Akilla Brown / Original Music Composer
Thamela Mpumlwana
Sheppard / Young Akilla
Donisha Rita Claire Prendergast
Faye
Ronnie Rowe
Clinton
Oluniké Adeliyi
Thetis
Shomari Downer
Shadow
Colm Feore
Benji
Bruce Ramsay
Jimmy
Vic Mensa
Prince
Theresa Tova
Athena
Brandon Oakes
Zo
Cassius Crieghtney
Cutty
Pedro Miguel Arce
Rodrigo
Victor Gomez
Andres
David Keeley
Detective Jones
Husein Madhavji
Redmond
Tony Nappo
Nico
Jennifer Podemski
Mrs. Rosenthal
Sagine Sémajuste
Selah
John Tokatlidis
Luca
Richard Walters
Simeon
Carlisle J. Williams
Benzo
Karen Wookey
Executive Producer
Charles Officer
Director / Writer / Producer
Maya Bankovic
Director of Photography
Andres Landau
Editor
Diana Abbatangelo
Production Design
Motion
Writer
Robert Del Naja
Original Music Composer
Jake Yanowski
Producer
Martin Katz
Executive Producer
Michael A. Levine
Executive Producer
Nicole Hilliard-Forde
Casting
Bartosz Deptuch
Production Design
Jeannette Linton
Costume Design
Tanya Bishoff
Assistant Makeup Artist
Rosin Ford
Assistant Makeup Artist
Julia Karmasin
Makeup Artist
Tremaine Thomas
Key Hair Stylist
Jeff Brownell
First Assistant Director / Associate Producer
Lesley Butler
Third Assistant Director
Michael Cowie
Second Assistant Director
Drew McLean
Third Assistant Director
Ambrose Wong
Third Assistant Director
Ansel Anonimo
Set Dresser
Matthew Bolton
Assistant Property Master
Alexandria Cook
Lead Set Dresser
Stefan Coward
Set Dresser
Kore Delpasqua
Set Buyer
Ross Kerr-Wilson
Property Master
Adam King
Set Dresser
Malcolm McKenzie
Set Dresser
Angela Newell
Set Buyer
Mason Posival
Set Dresser
James Bastable
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Amelia Chiarelli
First Assistant Sound Editor
Brad Dawe
Sound Mixer
Krystin Hunter
Sound Editor
David McCallum
Supervising Sound Editor
Daniel Moctezuma
Foley Recordist
Graham Rogers
Sound Re-Recording Mixer / Music Supervisor
David Rose
Sound Effects Editor
Ryan V. Hays
Visual Effects
Jason Gosbee
Stunt Coordinator
Blayne Badge
Gaffer
Tim Barg
Best Boy Electric
Ken Barton
Grip
Laurence Bortnick
First Assistant Camera
Carly Brenner
First Assistant Camera
Tex Entch
Key Grip
Tye Evans
Electrician
Amanda Matlovich
Still Photographer
Ian McLaughlin
Best Boy Grip
Bridgette Murphy
Second Assistant Camera
Lydia Riddel
Camera Trainee
Brent Robinson
Steadicam Operator
Andrea Lyte
Set Costumer
Tyrone Mason
Wardrobe Assistant
Diane Sobers
Set Costumer
Neil Cavalier
Assistant Editor
Jacqueline Elizabeth Davis
Script Supervisor
Lon J. Hall
Legal Services
Michael Sniderman
Legal Services
Media.
Details.
Wiki.
Akilla's Escape is a 2020 drama film, directed by Charles Officer, his final feature prior to his death in 2023. The film stars Saul Williams as Akilla, a marijuana dealer retiring from the business following legalization, who tries to rescue a young boy (Thamela Mpumlwana) from being drawn into a life of crime.
The film, which Officer began writing in 2010, was inspired by the police crackdown on the Toronto chapter of the Shower Posse crime gang. Its cast also includes Vic Mensa, Oluniké Adeliyi, Donisha Prendergast, Ronnie Rowe, Theresa Tova, Brandon Oakes, Sagine Sémajuste and Colm Feore. The film's original score is produced by Saul Williams with Robert Del Naja of Massive Attack.
The film premiered at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, with further screenings at the Vancouver International Film Festival, the Atlanta International Film Festival, the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, The Trinidad & Tobago Film Festival, and Hof International Film Festival. The film was nominated for 8 Canadian Screen Awards and won 5 Canadian Screen Awards in total.
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