Private Project

Area Boys

Two cousins smash a footbridge in South-East London and extort passersby for the privilege of crossing.

  • Bruno Atkinson
    Director
    Dusklands, Profit Motive and the Endless Sea, Our Charlie, Upper Air
  • Toye Oladinni
    Director
    Dusklands
  • Toye Oladinni
    Writer
    Dusklands
  • Will Slade
    Producer
    Grey Mare
  • Kenyah Sandy
    Key Cast
    "Chris"
    Small Axe (2020)
  • Selorm Adonu
    Key Cast
    "Tobi"
    Man to Man (2022)
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Comedy
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    August 7, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    12,000 GBP
  • Country of Origin:
    United Kingdom
  • Country of Filming:
    United Kingdom
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Bruno Atkinson, Toye Oladinni

Bruno Atkinson and Toye Oladinni are a writer / director duo from South London. They met at the University of Oxford, where they made their first comedy short together. This is their second.

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Director Statement

Starring Kenyah Sandy (SMALL AXE, dir. Steve McQueen) and Selorm Adonu (MAN TO MAN, w/ David Harewood), 'Area Boys’ is a short film that shows two British-Nigerian young men finding joy in tough circumstances with a warmth, humour and emotional sensitivity that is seldom seen on screen.

Screening this film is an opportunity to champion a group of young diverse filmmakers in telling a story from outside the mainstream of the industry.

We're so excited to share it with you.