THE FORTY-YEAR-OLD VERSION (15)

WHO’S IN IT?

Radha Blank (Mixing Nia), Peter Kim (Hackers), Oswin Benjamin (film debut), Reed Birney (Georgia’s Friends), Imani Lewis (Eighth Grade), TJ Atoms (film debut), Welker White (Goodfellas), Haskiri Velazquez (The Last Nazi), Jacob Ming-Trent (Superfly)

WHO’S BEHIND THE CAMERA?

Radha Blank (film debut), director, writer, producer; Inuka Bacote-Capiga (Girls Like Magic), Jordan Fudge (film debut), Rishi Rajani (film debut), Jennifer Semler (Gloria Bell) and Lena Waithe (Queen & Slim), producers; Eric Branco (Clemency), cinematographer; Robert Grigsby Wilson (In Lieu of Flowers), editor

WHAT’S IT ABOUT?

Radha (Blank) is a down-on-her-luck New York City playwright, who is desperate for a career breakthrough before she turns 40. She is soon inspired to reinvent herself as a rapper named RadhaMUSPrime, which sends her on a journey between hip-hop and theatre to find her one true voice…

IN ONE SENTENCE, WHY SHOULD YOU BE EXCITED?

Filmmaker/star Radha Blank makes an extraordinary breakthrough into the spotlight with this acclaimed festival hit that will have you laughing and rhyming along in equal measure.

WHEN’S IT OUT?

FRIDAY 9TH OCTOBER 2020 (EXCLUSIVELY ON NETFLIX)

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