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Today's Agenda

The protagonist Big Mike (25), co-leader of his gang has been waiting in ‘Jewlz Music Studio’ since 3:00pm for a meeting with his street boss Jewlz (31) and his hard-hearted number 2 Crazy Chris (30), to discuss 'Today's Agenda'.

In the meantime he is writing lyrics while listening to an instrumental. He receives a phone call from an unknown number saying they have kidnapped his 6-year-old daughter and her mother. They want £500k in exchange for his family and tell him to meet at a certain location for 8:30pm that night, or else his family will be killed.

Initially Big Mike doesn't believe them, so he calls his child’s mother on the phone. The kidnapper answers, confirming his worst fears.

  • Kiran Jospeh Robert Mensah
    Writer
  • Kalldean Barton
    Writer
  • Project Type:
    Short Script
  • Number of Pages:
    15
  • Language:
    English
  • First-time Screenwriter:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
Writer Biography - Kiran Jospeh Robert Mensah, Kalldean Barton

I started out as a photographer, wanted to be a stills photographer on movie sets. I studied it at college and then graduating from University with a BA in Photography.

I then fell into video after being head hunted by Citi Bank after having front page photographs while working for The Evening Standard who then done a spread on myself and my journey.
I managed Citi Banks video for over 5 years before progressing onto running Unminds Studio for close to two years.
I was made redundant and with the little bit of savings I had I decided to pursue my life goal of making it in the film industry. I've since started again from the beguinning at the age of 31, becoming a camera trainee.

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Writer Statement

I started writing this script in February 2023 and brought my cousin onboard who is an actor. I wrote this script while he allowed me to bounce ideas off him and helped guide me as a first time writer, something I'm forever grateful for as he really pushed me and the idea.

The film in inspired by the song “Niggas Bleed” by Notorious B.I.G.
The Notorious B.I.G. is widely recognised as one of the world’s most influential rappers, having only released one album while alive he has sold more than 17 million albums in the U.S. alone. His second album was released not too long after his death.
Since a child, whenever I heard this song it’s like I could visualise everything that is being said word for word. Step by step. The Notorious B.I.G. is my favourite rapper and this is my favourite song of all time, the story telling in this song for me in unmatched and to have written such a gritty story at the age of 24 or earlier to me is mind blowing.

I pray I get the opportunity to tell this story.