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FILM

Over the last four years Kareem has enjoyed producing some great shorts and being on the producing team for two incredible feature films.

 

His focus is now on developing a slate of narrative projects that speak deeply to culture and champion writers and directors with a unique perspective, under the banner of his newly established production company Abka Creative.

IN DEVELOPMENT:

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P WARD (Feature)

Written & Directed by: Rashida Seriki

In development with the BFI.

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419ers (Feature)

Written by: TBA. Directed by: TBA.

Independently Developed.

Directed by: Kibwe Tavares & Daniel Kaluuya

Produced by: Daniel Emmerson & Daniel Kaluuya

Written by: Daniel Kaluuya & Joe Murtagh

Associate Producer: Kareem Adeshina

Executive Producers: Fiona Lamptey, Ollie Madden & David Kimbangi

Starring: Kane Robinson and Jedaiah Bannerman

SYNOPSIS:

In a dystopian London, the gap between rich and poor has been stretched to its limits. All forms of social housing have been eradicated and only The Kitchen remains.

 

A community that refuses to move out of the place they call home. This is where we meet a solitary Izi (Kane Robinson), living here by necessity and desperately trying to find a way out, and a 12-year-old Benji (Jedaiah Bannerman), who has lost his mother and is searching for a family. We follow our unlikely pair as they struggle to forge a relationship in a system that is stacked against them.

Release:

  • Closing Night Gala at the 67th BFI London Film Festival 2023

  • Streaming 19th Jan 2024 on NETFLIX

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A VERY SHORT FILM ABOUT LONGING (2023)

Written & Directed by: Eimear McBride

Produced by: Theo Barrowclough & Kareem Adeshina
Executive Producers: Claudia Yusef and Rose Garnett.

Starring: Joe Alwyn

Cinematographer: Sverre Sørdal

SYNOPSIS:

A Very Short Film About Longing is a film about a love triangle between individuals who can never be together but want for love nonetheless. Lena's affair with high school teacher Paul reaches it's appropriate end when her husband returns, ill, after a long time away in Poland - and with that, Paul's world shatters. 

Release Date:

Premiering at 67th BFI London Film Festival October 2023

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Written & Directed by: Charlotte Regan

Produced by: Theo Barrowclough

Associate Producer: Kareem Adeshina
Executive Producers: Eva Yates and Farhana Bhula.

Starring: Harris Dickinson & Lola Campbell.

Cinematographer: Molly Manning Walker

SYNOPSIS:

Georgie, a dreamy 12-year-old girl, lives happily alone in her London flat, filling it with magic. Suddenly, her estranged father turns up and forces her to confront reality.

Awards / Festivals:

- Sundance World Cinema Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic 2023

- 14 x BIFA Nominations at the 2023 Awards Ceremony.

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GIRAFFE (2023)

Written & Directed by: Caleb Femi

Produced by: Kareem Adeshina
Executive Producers: Dionne Farrell, Rose Garnett.

Starring: Kwabenah Ansah and D'Angelo Graham.

Cinematographer: Nathalie Pitters

SYNOPSIS:

Before their 17th Birthdays, two black boys attempt to bury contraband in order to save their cultural identity from being erased by the UK government, however, they unearth new truths that test their friendship.

Festivals:

- Sundance London Film Festival 2023'

Online:

Online Release via NOWNESS coming soon.

AVAILABLE TO WATCH ONLINE HERE.

Written & Directed by: Rashida Seriki

Produced by: Kareem Adeshina
Executive Producers: Matthieu Ajan, Ayela Butt and Dionne Farrell

Starring: Precious Mustapha, Percelle Ascott, Yasmin Monet Prince and Nina-Jade Jaspaul.

Cinematographer: Jaime Ackroyd

SYNOPSIS:

22-year-old Colby is rebelling against feeling stifled by everybody because she's pregnant, but an encounter with a young man at a diner allows her momentary reprieve to be herself.

Festivals:

- BFI London Film Festival 2022

PLAY IT SAFE (2021)

AVAILABLE TO WATCH ONLINE HERE.

Written & Directed by: Mitch Kalisa

Produced by: Chris Toumazou & Kareem Adeshina
Executive Producers: Kadri Mahmoud & Chris Toumazou

Starring: Jonathan Ajayi

Cinematographer: Jaime Ackroyd

SYNOPSIS:

Jonathan is out of place in his middle-class London drama school. Pigeon-holed for a role as a Black hoodlum in a classmate’s play and coaxed by his teacher to take the typecast part, Jonathan decides to demonstrate to his peers the prejudices, during a class role play exercise.

Awards / Nominations:

- SXSW Jury Award Winner: Narrative Short 2021

- SXSW Audience Award Winner: Narrative Short 2021

- BIFA Nomination for Best Short Film 2022

- BAFTA Nominations Long List 2022

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AVAILABLE TO WATCH HERE ON NOWNESS.COM

Written & Directed by: Caleb Femi

Produced by: Kareem Adeshina
Cinematographer: Nathalie Pitters

SYNOPSIS:

Again & Again centres escapism into fantasy as a method of self-care, self-development and celebrates young men coming together to create a support system by and for one another.

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