After its Grand Jury Prize-nominated debut at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival, the trailer for Blindspotting has been released by Lionsgate.
Longtime friends and collaborators, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this timely and wildly entertaining story about friendship and the intersection of race and class set against the backdrop of Oakland. Bursting with energy, style, and humour, and infused with the spirit of rap, hip-hop, and spoken word.
Carlos Lopez Estrada makes his feature film directorial debut, and the cast includes Tony and Grammy Award®-winner Daveed Diggs (Hamilton, Black-ish)¸ Rafael Casal, Janina Gavankar (True Blood, The League), Grammy Award®-winner Jasmine Cephas Jones (Hamilton), Ethan Embry (Can’t Hardly Wait, Grace and Frankie), Tisha Campbell-Martin (My Wife and Kids), Utkarsh Ambudkar (Pitch Perfect, The Mindy Project) and Wayne Knight (Seinfeld, Jurassic Park).
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The film will be on limited released in the UK by Lionsgate UK from October 5th
Blindspotting Official Synopsis
Collin (Daveed Diggs) must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles (Rafael Casal), work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighbourhood they grew up in.
