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Akwasi Poku

Writer/Director

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Georgia Kanner

Akwasi is a Writer/Director from South London. In 2021 he released his short film Lock Off which premiered at 70 Odeon cinemas nationwide. Lock Off has been programmed at a number of festivals including Aesthetica Short Film Festival 2021, Soul Fest 2021, Linea d’Ombra Festival 2021 & was nominated for best short film at the 30th Pan African Film Festival (2022 – USA).
He has also had a successful award winning career creating campaigns for brands including Warner Brothers, Apple & Nike. He is now working full time in Television & Film and has recently worked as a 2nd Unit Director on The Kitchen written by Daniel Kaluuya starring Kane Robinson (Netflix/ Film 4 dir Kibwe Tavares), Black Ops (BBC Studios / BBC Comedy dir Ben Gregor) & is currently developing an original TV series with Eleven film (Sex Education, Red Rose).

www.akwasi.co.uk

Credits

SHORT FILM
Date: 2022
Production (role):
SICK
Company:
Eleven Film
Project details:
Short Film & TV series in development
Date: 2021
Production (role):
Lock Off
Company:
Radical Media
Project details:
Premiered at 70 Odeon Cinemas, Aesthetica Short Film
Festival 2021, Soul Fest 2021, Linea d’Ombra Festival
2021, BUFF 2021, Tweetfest 2021, PAFF 2022.
TELEVISION
Date: 2022
Production (role):
BLACK OPS
Company:
BBC
Project details:
2nd Unit
Written by Gbemisola Ikumelo, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Joe Tucker, Lloyd Woolf and Racheal Ofori
Director by Ben Gregor
FEATURE FILM
Production (role):
THE KITCHEN
Company:
DMC/Film 4/Netflix
Project details:
2nd Unit Director
Written by Daniel Kaluuya & Joe Murtagh
Director Kibwe Tavares

Credits

  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): SICK
    Company: Eleven Film
    Project details: Short Film & TV series in development
  • Date: 2021
    Production (role): Lock Off
    Company: Radical Media
    Project details: Premiered at 70 Odeon Cinemas, Aesthetica Short Film
    Festival 2021, Soul Fest 2021, Linea d’Ombra Festival
    2021, BUFF 2021, Tweetfest 2021, PAFF 2022.
  • Date
    Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Date: 2022
    Production (role): BLACK OPS
    Company: BBC
    Project details: 2nd Unit
    Written by Gbemisola Ikumelo, Akemnji Ndifornyen, Joe Tucker, Lloyd Woolf and Racheal Ofori
    Director by Ben Gregor
  • Production (role)
    Company
    Project details
  • Production (role): THE KITCHEN
    Company: DMC/Film 4/Netflix
    Project details: 2nd Unit Director
    Written by Daniel Kaluuya & Joe Murtagh
    Director Kibwe Tavares
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