Verve Pictures & The BFI presents
a Poison Rouge Pictures Production
WINNER
LOCO London Comedy Film Festival
Best New British Comedy
Toronto International
    Film Festival
GONE TOO FAR!
Based on the Olivier Award-winning play by Bola Agbaje
'Low-key, low-budget, high-intelligence... a superbly judged comedy
                         of racial manners'
Time Out
Directed by Destiny Ekaragha
Screenplay by Bola Agbaje
IN CINEMAS OCTOBER 10
Running time: 86 minutes
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Gone Too Far!
             Directed by Destiny Ekaragha (Screen International Star of Tomorrow 2009)
Written by Bola Agbaje (Winner, Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliated Theatre, 2008)
                             Produced by Christopher Granier-Deferre
                    Financed by The BFI Film Fund and Poisson Rouge Pictures
Festival appearances and awards
                 Official Selection: London International Film Festival 2013
     Nominated: Best Newcomer (Destiny Ekaragha), London International Film Festival
          Official Selection: Toronto International Film Festival: Next Wave (2014)
          Winner: Best New British Comedy, LOCO London Comedy Film Festival
        Selected for: Birds’ Eye View Festival 2014; Belfast Takeover Festival 2014
Nominated: Independent Spirit Award (Destiny Ekaragha); Female Performance in Film (Shanika
   Warren-Markland); Young Shooting Star (Adelayo Adedayo); Favourite Male African and
       International Emerging Screen Talent (OC Ukeje), Screen Nation Awards 2014
Press quotes
 “…this is a superbly judged comedy of racial manners. The script by first-timer Bola Agbaje fairly
crackles, the cast are uniformly excellent (Kirby and Ukeje are a fraternal double-act for the ages),
 and they’re given free reign thanks to Ekaragha’s roving, long-take directing style. Low-key, low-
      budget, high-intelligence, this is precisely the kind of film London ought to be producing.”
                                    **** Tom Huddleston – Time Out
       “Hilarious”
Baz Bamigboye – Daily Mail
  “(A) breezy… fast-talking farce… a light-hearted film that none the less has much to say about
the complicated social fracturing of the capital’s black community, in which tensions exist between
   those of African origin, those of West Indian origin, and those who identify simply as British.”
                                  Guy Lodge – The Evening Standard
            “I believe I witnessed the beginning of something very special….
When Gone Too Far goes on general release I strongly urge everyone to go and see it. It’s an
                    excellent film and it is authentically black British…”.
                                   Nels Abbey – The Voice
“…a bold, genre-challenging film that showcases great promise and huge talent.”
                     Women and Hollywood – Indiewire.com
“…witty, smart and fun. With its distinctly unique voice, Gone Too Far! has all the potential to
                                  become a cult British comedy”.
                                      **** Theupcoming.co.uk
 “This is a movie that will put a smile on your face and make you laugh and yet Ekaragha still
manages to tackle and highlight some major issues whilst doing that. It is going to be exciting to
                    see just where her directing career is going to take her.”
                                           Female First

Short synopsis
When Peckham teenager Yemi meets his long-lost Nigerian brother Iku for the first time, his
estranged sibling’s African heritage and unimpressive fashion sense soon start to endanger Yemi’s
street cred, particularly when trying to impress local troublemaking temptress Armani. Adolescent
angst and cultural tensions erupt in this razor-sharp comedy from a team of vibrant new British
talents, adapted from Bola Agbaje’s Olivier Award-winning play which premiered at the Royal
Court.
Cast Biographies
Yemi – Malachi Kirby
Malachi’s film credits include Fallen (Silver Reel), Kajaki (Pukka Films), Dough (Viva Films),
the award-winning My Brother The Devil (Sundance Festival 2012), The Last Showing (Philm
Company), Offender (Revolver) and Film 4 short Jonah (Sundance Festival 2013). Television
includes co-lead in BBC film drama My Murder, Silent Witness (BBC), Way to Go (BBC) and
Sky drama Lawless. Theatre includes the lead role in Mogadishu (Royal Exchange Theatre/Lyric
Hammersmith), Two Gentlemen of Verona (Theatre Royal Northampton), Rough Cuts (Royal
Court Theatre), The Realness (Young Vic Theatre) and Dunsinane (Royal Shakespeare
Company). Malachi was selected for Screen International Stars of Tomorrow 2013 and nominated
for Most Promising Newcomer in the Evening Standard Theatre Awards.
Ikudayisi – O.C. Ukeje
O.C. Ukeje is a multi-award winning stage and screen actor and musician, born and based in
Lagos, Nigeria. He has appeared in a number of critically-acclaimed films in Nigeria, including
White Water and Black November, alongside Mickey Rourke. He will soon be seen in Biyi
Bandele’s adaptation of Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s Half of a Yellow Sun with Chinwetel Ejiofor,
Thandie Newton and Anika Noni-Rose, which will premiere at the 2013 Toronto International Film
Festival and the BFI London Film Festival. His latest film, Gone Too Far!, will also premiere at LFF
this year. He was a member of cast of the ground-breaking BBC World Service Trust TV series
Wetin Dey that was presented at the International Emmy World Television Festival.
He won the 2008 African Movie Academy Award (AMAA) for the Best Upcoming Actor and the City
People›s Award for Best New Act in 2010. He won the 2013 Best Actor in a Drama Award at the
inaugural Africa Magic Viewers› Choice Awards, and was nominated in the Best Actor category at
the Africa Movie Academy Awards.
Armani – Shanika Warren Markland
Shanika trained at YoungBlood Theatre Company. Her career began on Television with roles on
established British shows such as Holby City and Spooks. On film Shanika made her debut as
Kayla in the critically acclaimed, Adulthood directed by Noel Clarke which was quickly followed by
the co-lead role of Kerrys in 4.3.2.1. She has since played roles in Demons Never Die, The Skinny
and Victim and can be seen later this year as a lead role in Gone Too Far!, the film adaptation of
the play by Bola Agbaje
Paris - Adelayo Adedayo
Adelayo’s film credits include London Fields (Muse Productions), Jet Trash (Sums Film), and a
leading role in Revolver Entertainment feature film Sket. Adelayo currently plays the lead role in
Hat Trick’s comedy series Some Girls (BBC), she also plays a series regular in ITV drama Law &
Order: UK. Other television credits include Skins (E4), MI High (BBC), The Bill (ITV) and Meet The
Bandaiis (E4).

Razer – Tosin Cole
Tosin has just finished shooting The Secret by Dominic Savage. He will soon be seen in the
feature films Second Coming written & directed by Debbie Tucker Green and Gone Too Far
directed by Destiny Ekaragha. He has appeared in Hollyoaks, Eastenders E20 and The Cut.
Ghost – Mile McDonald
Miles started acting at Half Moon Youth Theatre in his early teens and began working
professionally at 19. Screen credits includes the films It’s A Lot, In The Black and What If’ as well
as commercial campaigns for Adidas. Miles continues to work with Half Moon as a tutor and also
works extensively in prisons, developing drama workshops to young offenders.
Mum - Golda John
Golda’s film credits include Fantastic Fear Of Everything (Universal). Theatre includes High Life at
Hampstead Theatre, The Gods Are Not To Blame (Arcola Theatre), Mr Puntila and His Man Matti
(Almeida Theater), Clear Water (Barbican Centre), Tickets and Ties (Theatre Royal Stratford East)
and Early Morning (Oval House).
Crew biographies
Director - Destiny Ekaragha
Destiny is the third of six children born to Nigerian parents in London, where she lives.
Destiny directed her first feature film, Gone Too Far! adapted from the stageplay of the same
name by Bola Agbaje for Poisson Rouge Pictures/BFI Film Fund which premiered at the 57th BFI
London Film Festival in October 2013. The film will be released in cinemas nationwide later this
year. Destiny was also nominated as Best British Newcomer at the Festival. The film won the
Discovery Award at the LOCO Film Festival and a Screen Nation Award for Independent Spirit
Film Production. It was also selected for Toronto Film Festival: Next Wave and Belfast’s Takeover
Film Festival earlier this year.
Destiny’s first short film, Tight Jeans, which she wrote and directed, was funded by the Southern
Exposure branch of Film London. The film was selected for the 52nd BFI London Film Festival in
2008 and voted Best Short Film at the Festival by The Observer.
Destiny shot two more short films in 2009 with producer Tamana Bleasdale – The Park, which was
again selected for and premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, and Jerningham Road.
In 2010 Destiny directed a Coming Up film for RDF/Channel 4, The Future Wags of Great Britain.
She has a number of films in development with companies including BFI and Lionsgate.
Writer – Bola Agbaje
Bola is a playwright who graduated from the young writers programme at the Royal Court in 2007.
Her first play, Gone Too Far!, was selected to be performed as part of the Young Writers Festival
and was performed at the Royal Court Theatre (Upstairs) in February 2007. The feature film
version, for which she also wrote the screenplay, premiered at the 57th BFI London Film Festival
in October 2013. In 2008 the play won the Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in
an Affiliated Theatre, The play was revived in 2008 and returned for a run in the main Downstairs
space at the Court, as well as at the Hackney Empire and Albany Theatre. Bola was also
nominated for the Evening Standard Most Promising Playwright of the Year in 2008. Her newest
play, Belong, was first performed in 2012 at the Royal Court in a co-production with Tiata Fahodzi.
Bola’s writing has been presented by the Royal Court Theatre, ATC, Tiata Fahodzi, Hampstead
Theatre, Soho Theatre, Young Vic, Talawa and Cardboard Citizens to name a few.

Producer – Christopher Granier-Deferre
Christopher has over twenty years’ experience working in film and television. As an assistant
director he has worked with, amongst others, George Lucas, James Ivory and The Hughes
Brothers. Work as a production manager includes Syriana starring George Clooney and Matt
Damon. Credits as a producer include the BIFA-nominated thriller The Hide and A Thousand
Kisses Deep starring Jodie Whittaker and Dougray Scott. His latest feature, Gone Too Far!,
premiered at the 57th BFI London Film Festival in October 2013, and saw director Destiny
Ekaragha nominated for ‘best newcomer’. He has recently directed his first feature, Dirty
Weekend, a “deliciously dark black comedy”. He is currently head of Creative England’s low
budget iFeatures initiative.
The origins of the project
Gone Too Far! was first performed as a play at the Royal Court Theatre in 2007. It won the
Laurence Olivier Award for Outstanding Achievement in an Affiliated Theatre. Bola received an
Evening Standard Award nomination for Most Promising Playwright in 2008.
Bola Agbaje (writer): “Gone Too Far! was the first play I’d ever written. I was on the Young
Writers Programme at the Royal Court (which has also launched the careers of writers such as
Polly Stenham and Lucy Prebble), which was a really inspiring experience and I owe them a great
deal. The play did really well, and won an Olivier Award and raised some themes about racism
within the Black community that hadn’t really been talked about in public before. It was based on
my experiences growing up on an estate in Peckham, not causing trouble – just doing things the
kids in Gone Too Far! do, and my moving between Nigeria and London when I was growing up –
feeling like you had a foot in both cultures, and not knowing who you really are.”
The play was first performed in 2007, and helped launch the careers of some of Britain’s now most
high-profile Black actors, including Zawe Ashton, Ashley Chin, Bunmi Mojekwu, Tobi Bakare and
Tunji Lucas. It caused headlines when Agbaje invited then-Prime Minister Gordon Brown to come
and see the play if he really wanted to understand the problems that inner-city kids faced. He
didn’t attend. But the potential to turn the play into a film was obvious from the beginning.
Christopher Granier-Deferre (producer): “I saw the play and immediately knew that it had the
potential to be turned into a movie – it was so fresh, so moving, and so unusual that it just leapt
off the stage. So I basically door-stepped Bola until she agreed to discuss making the film version
with me. And it was good timing, because the play was getting a huge amount of attention.”
Bola Agbaje: “When it was running at the theatre, an exec from the then-UK Film Council came
running up and asked whether I’d ever thought about turning it into a film. And coincidentally, I’d
met Christopher the day before, and we started talking about how we’d do it. But it was a really
long process – it took three years to get it from first draft to shooting the film”.
The development process
Destiny Ekaragha (director): “I saw the play at the Royal Court, and really loved it. It was a really
funny story that I had never seen told before, it felt like my story. It dealt with things that I had
dealt with growing up in South East London - things that I had never seen talked about on screen.
I jumped at the chance to direct it. When I first met Bola, we clicked almost immediately. We
became friends in a matter of seconds and a team in a matter of minutes.
“Our vision for Gone Too Far! was clear to us and Christopher, but to many others Gone Too Far!
was so different from anything else that had gone before. Here was a film that had young black
people in it without guns, drugs and knife crime. It was just a coming of age story sprinkled with
comedy. Many didn’t get it, but the execs at the BFI Film Fund did instantly. I walked into their
offices and was treated like a human being - not some alien that was trying to prove to them why

my people were important. One meeting later and my first feature was being made. I was in shock
for days. We’d had three years of constant ‘no’s’ and here was a ‘yes’. In an hour it was decided
that one of my dreams was going to come true. And it did.”
Bola Agbaje: “Initially, it was tough to turn the play into a film because I kept being told that I had
to tell the story visually – and as it was my first screenplay, learning how to cut the dialogue back
and put this back into the world that it was from. Onstage you can use your imagination about the
world of the play - in film, you have to describe it. In terms of the essence of the play, nothing’s
changed from what was performed. But there are lots of changes in the tone and the dialogue –
it’s more of a straight comedy now. I took away issues of knife crime and gun crime that was in the
play. At the time (2007) it was necessary – people weren’t really talking about that on stage. But
now it’s changed – I think we’ve come a long way in what we see on TV and the openness about
those issues being discussed.”
The Casting Process
Casting Malachi Kirby as Yemi:
Destiny Ekaragha: “I first saw Malachi in BBC Drama My Murder and I thought he was incredible.
I called him in to read for us just to see him perform. As he’d played mainly serious parts before, I
was curious to see if he could cross over to comedy and he did, he blew us away. I loved working
with him on set, he’s just a sweet, sweet soul and a phenomenal actor.”
Casting O.C. Ukeje as Ikudayisi
Destiny Ekaragha: “There’s nothing worse than non-African actors doing bad African accents. I
can just tell from a mile off that they’re not African and it just takes me out of the scene. So with
that in mind, we decided that Ikudayisi should be played by someone from Nigeria. Bola had
actually met O.C. when he was in London for the Olympics performing as part of the Cultural
Olympiad, and she sent me his showreel, which I loved, and we Skyped. I talked to him about the
character and about how I wanted him to be a real person and not some caricature. I was worried
that in the wrong hands Ikudayisi would just be a larger-than-life character and not human. O.C.
and I were on the same page about that. He nailed his audition, he was perfect.”
Christopher Granier-Deferre: “O.C. is a huge star in Nigeria, and we were thrilled when he
accepted the role. What he must have thought when he came over he came for 6 weeks, and we
made him shoot in November in East and South London in terrible weather for very long hours! He
is such a pro – hard working, eager and enthusiastic. And a brilliant actor. Hopefully this is the start
of big things for him over here too – although the way his career is going, who needs ‘over here?’”
Casting Shanika Warren-Markland as Armani
Destiny Ekaragha: “Shanika had played Armani in a read through for us, when we were still
developing the script and she was amazing, she had Armani down perfectly. I was a little worried
about her look though. Shanika is a very elegant and classy young woman whereas Armani is this
very young and boastful girl. So for the audition I asked her to dress as Armani. When I saw her
across the street I just thought – ‘that’s her’. Her hair was slicked back, she looked 17 or 18, and
was almost unrecognisable. She was Armani. It was a wonderful experience to watch her work.
She’s such a sweet and lovely person - the complete antithesis to Armani - so to watch her switch
into the villain of the piece was mesmerizing.”
Casting Adelayo Adedayo as Paris
Destiny Ekaragha: “We shot a pilot for this film a few years ago – to test the tone, the mood, the
characters and Adelayo was in that as Paris. Two years later the film was green lit and there was
nobody else in my head for the role of Paris. It had to be Adelayo. She has this ability to make you
feel whatever she’s feeling with just her eyes. She’s an extraordinary talent.”

Casting Tosin Cole as Razer
Destiny Ekaragha: “This was the hardest casting we did. We met so many great actors for
the role – some really up and coming names – but because of what the character Razer does
and says throughout the film, it was very important that the actor playing him was funny. If not it
would’ve given the film a different tone, a darker tone and that’s not what we wanted. The moment
Tosin came in and opened his mouth I was laughing. Even when, as the character, he was being
serious I was still laughing, I couldn’t stop. We knew then that it was him, the role was his. On set
it was the same. He was constantly improvising, constantly coming up with ideas. He’s one of the
funniest people I’ve worked with, and that really comes across in his delivery”.
Casting Miles McDonald as Ghost
Destiny Ekaragha: “We had to cast this role really, really quickly – literally we had 20 actors come
in and one of them had to be right, because we were going to start shooting with him the next
day. Everyone that came in was good but they weren’t right and towards the end of the day I was
starting to get really worried. Then Miles came in. Miles is a pretty quiet, mild mannered guy so I
wasn’t sure about what he was gonna do. His sight reading was great but I could feel that he had
more to give so we did some improv. All of a sudden this vulnerability tinged with edginess came
through. He was able to be calm, funny and vulnerable all at the same time which I was blown
away by. It was real, nothing about it felt fake and I think that’s what made him perfect for the role.”
The shoot
The team shot for 5 weeks in Bethnal Green and the film’s spiritual home, Peckham. The shoot
wasn’t plain sailing, of course – the budget was low, and shooting a film that had initially been
based on the hottest day of the year, during October and November in London, was always going
to present challenges.
Christopher Granier-Deferre: “The film’s based over the course of one day, all set outside, in one
location. So there was some frantic looking at the weather forecasts every morning for continuity,
but this is film making – you have to go with what you’re given. Some days we literally had to
shoot what we had as there was no interior we could go to. It even snowed once when we were
trying to do “summer” beauty shots of Peckham. Generally we lucked out. But as soon as we
wrapped the film, it rained for a month non-stop. The gods wanted us to make the film!”
The crew shot for three weeks on the same estate in East London, and became semi-permanent
fixtures in the area. When they moved to Peckham, it was key to getting some of the area’s most
famous locations into the film, and involving the local community.
Bola Agbaje: “I grew up in Peckham, and while it’s really fashionable now, when the play came
out Peckham was only really known for Only Fools And Horses and Desmonds. So it was really
important for us to make sure that the area, which is really vibrant, and culturally rich, and
colourful, was represented truthfully and positively on film. We were embraced by placed like
Peckham Library, The Bussey Building, the local church and by the people who live there. I hope
we can be a little part of putting the area on the map – it’s a great community and it’s given us a
lot, and a side of London you don’t see very often on film”.
Destiny Ekaragha: “I loved shooting, I couldn’t imagine doing anything else. It’s hard work. It’s not
glamorous in any way shape or form. We shot the film in November so it was freezing and yet I
still found a way to love it. I loved directing these actors and I loved coming up with the shots with
the DP and the crew to realise the vision. It’s such a massive team effort that you don’t get to see.
30 or 40 people on set every day freezing cold and battling all sorts of obstacles to make this film
work. They made the experience great– I should really give a shout out to them”.
Bola Agbaje: “With a play, the writer is key, being involved in rehearsals is where you discover

things about the characters and the script. So part of me wanted to be on set to see it come alive.
Destiny Ekaragha: “It was great having Bola on set. Having the author on set means that if
there’s a line of dialogue that the actors need some help with I could just get some advice on
what she meant. And we’re really good friends, so it’s always nice to work with someone who gets
where you’re coming from the whole time”.
Post Production and reception
The team camped out at Met Film Post at Ealing Studios for 4 months, emerging in April 2013 with
the finished film.
Christopher Granier-Deferre: “When we started watching cuts, we realised that there was a
whole other layer underneath the comedy in the film. I was excited to see how much sentiment
was wrapped up in the film – something that wasn’t as evident on the page - as we get towards
the end it becomes surprisingly emotional. It really has a lot of heart, and bus load of charm.”
Destiny Ekaragha: “When we found out we’d been selected for the London Film Festival, Bola
and I went a little crazy. It was the best news. My first ever short film premiered there, and the
festival has been really supportive of my work since. It’s great to be having a West End premiere–
it’s a very London movie, and it’s the right place for it to show. It’s a dream come true.”
Bola Agbaje: “Yes, we’re new to this industry, and yes, we haven’t made a film before. But we
know what we want to watch, and I believe that we’ve created a product that – whatever happens
to the film – we can be really proud of.”
Destiny Ekaragha: “There isn’t another film out there like this at the moment. And that doesn’t
make it better or worse than any other, but it’s unique. And I’m really proud of that.”
Crew biographies (continued)
Associate Producer – Rob Watson
Rob is an award-winning producer, with short film credits including Dan Sully’s The Ellington
Kid which premiered at 2012’s London Film Festival, and Robert McKillop’s Strays, which was
longlisted for a BAFTA. He was recently associate producer of the BFI-funded feature Gone Too
Far!, the long-form debut of director Destiny Ekaragha, and is currently producing Seekers, one of
three greenlit films through the Film London/ BBC Films Microwave scheme. He has a number of
feature films in development, including the second feature of BIFA-winning director Rob Savage; a
horror-comedy with Laura Poliakoff; and a big-screen adaptation of Strays with Robert McKillop.
Casting Director – Kate Plantin
Kate Plantin CDG is a casting director of film, theatre and television and has worked extensively in
casting for over twenty years having previously worked in production at the BBC.
Film Credits Include: Index Zero (Margheritafilm), Gone Too Far! (Poisson Rouge) Outpost :
Rise Of The Spetsnaz (Black Camel Pictures). The Timber(Ana Media), Le Weekend(Poisson
Rouge Pictures), Outpost: Black Sun (Black Camel Pictures), The Wicker Tree (British Lion),
Siren (Poisson Rouge Pictures), The Hide (Poisson Rouge Pictures), Walled In (Leomax
Productions), Book Of Blood (Matador Pictures), Princess Ka’iulani (Matador Pictures), Invisible
Eyes (Hide Films), Telstar: The Joe Meek Story (Aspiration Films), City Rats (Face Films), Outpost
(Black Camel Pictures), Senseless (Matador Pictures), Dark Corners(Matador Pictures), Blind
Dating(Samuel Goldwyn Films), Turistas (Eagle Pictures), Seed Of Chucky(Rogue Pictures),
8mm2(Screen Gems), The Conclave (Saltire Entertainment), Out On A Limb (Theta Films),

Method (Andrew Stevens Entertainment), Chaos And Cadavers(Matador Pictures), Another
Life(Alibi Pictures).
Kate is currently casting the film Squat and the plays Storm in a Flower Vase that opens at
the arts theatre in September, The Dead Wait that opens at the park theatre in November and
Kindertransport which will tour the UK from November.
Director of Photography – Stil Williams
A graduate of the prestigious National Film and Television School, Stil’s feature film credits include
Gone Too Far!, directed by Destiny Ekargaha, Riot On Redchurch Street directed by Trevor Miller
and Convenience directed by Keri Collins. Among numerous others, he has shot music videos for
artists like Wiley and Wrench 32.
Hair and Make-up Designer – My Alehammar
Originally from Sweden, My lives and works in London as a makeup artist and stylist in film, music
and fashion. Her feature film credits include Gone Too Far!, Twenty8K, Elfie Hopkins and The
Holding. Commercials work has included adverts for Adidas, Sony andcampaigns for John Lewis
and Dazed and Confused. She has worked with some of the music industry’s biggest names,
including Dizzee Rascal, Robbie Williams and Django Django.
Costume Designer - Rob Nicholls
Rob is a well-known costume designer in film, television and commercials. His feature film work
includes Gone Too Far!, the acclaimed My Brother the Devil, which has been nominated for
numerous awards internationally, Anuvahood and Shank. His short films include the BFI-funded
Mohammed, Rankin Films’ Cold Comfort, Battles and The Ellington Kid which was selected at
the 56th BFI London Film Festival. Other credits come from working on commercials with NBC
Universal, Top Gear, LA7, BBC 1Xtra, London Olympics, Adidas, MTV, Footlocker, Gardaland
Resort, Nokia, and Air Canada.
His TV work has seen him work with the incredible duo Trinny and Susannah on the comedy BBC
TV show From Boom to Bust’ where he oversaw the Production Design and Wardrobe Design,
and is currently assistant designing My Mad Fat Diary for E4 and Tiger Aspects. Music promo
credentials range from Hurts, Chapel Club, Delta Maid, Chase and Status, The Boy Who Trapped
The Sun, Emma’s Imagination, The XX, The Cradle of Filth, The Ting Tings, Kaiser Chiefs, The
Kooks, The Hours and a range of other artists.
Editor - Anna Dick
Anna Dick is an editor who is passionately involved in the different processes of storytelling
through both drama and documentary work. She has recently edited 2 feature films, Dirty
Weekend and Gone Too Far!, and is currently working on a feature documentary about a fan of
Iggy Pop.
Anna obtained her MA in Editing at the National Film and Television School and has since
broadened her knowledge and gained considerable experience working on a wide variety of
projects including major feature film releases. She has assisted renowned editor Emma E.
Hickox on the films The Boat That Rocked, St Trinian’s II: The Legend Of Fritton’s Gold and
Worried About the Boy for the BBC. Her documentary The Beast Within was nominated for the
Prix Du Cinema Suisse in 2007. Anna strongly believes in the exchange of ideas as part of the
collaborative process of the cutting room and is dedicated to bringing out the best in every film she
works on.

Laura Tarrant-Brown – Production Designer
A production design graduate of the National Film and Television School in 2012, Laura has
designed a number of award-winning films, and her work has been screened at festivals
worldwide. Volume, her graduation short, won the BIFA for Best Short Film and has screened at
international festivals including Sundance, BFI London Film Festival and Premiers Plans D’Angers
among many others. Laura has recently worked on BFI short Keeping Up With The Joneses and
her debut feature film as production designer Gone Too Far! (BFI | Poisson Rouge) is due to
premiere at festivals later this year.
Laura first worked as a designer in 2005 with the StrayTailor collective whist studying for a BA
in Fashion Communication and Promotion at Central St. Martins. StrayTailor was a creative
showcase formed alongside director Mahalia Belo in order to investigate the subjective potential
of visualising identity and narrative through still and moving image. This led to a job at a leading
creative agency, where Laura worked as a senior designer and art director on designs for print,
photography, installations, commercials and films for international luxury brands, global clients and
custom publications before returning to film, full-time, in 2010.
Yemi Alade-Lawal – Music Supervisor
A Londoner of Nigerian decent, Yemi worked in television in New York for ABC, pitching and
developing projects for music and television. After almost 10 years in the US he moved back to
London and worked as a music promoter and booker, creating the platform MyDefAfrikanJamm to
showcase the best of new wave contemporary African music with an edge.
He is the currently Creative Director of Afro Pop Live, which manages band like the FOKN
BOIS, singer/songwriter Bumi Thomas and Afrikan Boy as well as working with a team of Music
producers. Yemi recently worked as Music Supervisor on Biyi Bandele’s film adaptation of
Chimamanda Adiachi’s award winning novel Half of a Yellow Sun and continues producing duties
on Wahala New Wave a music magazine show for Television.
CAST & CREW
Directed by
Written by
Produced by
DESTINY EKARAGHA
BOLA AGBAJE
CHRISTOPHER GRANIER-DEFERRE
CAST
(in order of appearance)
POSTER BOY ON BIKE
RADIO DJ
YEMI
RAS GAMBA COLE
EDDIE KADI
MALACHI KIRBY

MUM
MARKET GIRL
MARKET VEG MAN
ARMANI
PARIS
RAZOR
GHOST
FOOTBALL KID
UNCLE RICHARD
IKU
BOYS OUTSIDE SHOP
AISHA
MR. PATEL
RAMBO
RAMBO’S OWNER
DEAN
MARK’S MUM
MARK
ARMANI’S SISTER
BOY WITH ARMANI’S SISTER
MRS. WONG
MR. WONG
ARMANI LOOKALIKE
HI RES
BLAZER
OTHER GUYS IN STUDIO
CHICKEN BOSSMAN
POLISH GIRL
COMMUNITY SUPPORT OFFICERS
OLD LADY
LIBRARIAN
GOLDA JOHN
ANN AKINS
MOHAMOOD ABDULA
SHANIKA WARREN-MARKLAND
ADELAYO ADEDAYO
TOSIN COLE
MILES MCDONALD
JAMIE ADAMS
OLEKUNLE AGBAJE
OC UKEJE
ALHAJI SANFA FOFANA
MOSES ADEJIMI
POOJA SHAH
BHASKER PATEL
STELLA
TREVOR SMITH
NELSON EKARAGHA
RACHEAL JOSEPH
ASHLEY CHIN
ELLIE SULLIVAN BRUCE
DE’SHAWN RICKMAN
LIZ SUTHERLAND
WAI WONG
SIMONE MOORE
KG THA COMEDIAN
MICHAEL MARIS
REUBEN NIYERO AKPOJARO
RICHARD AKPOJARO
KULVINDER GHIR
SANDRA MICHELLE
GARRY MARRIOTT
ROB WATSON
ELLIE DICKENS
BOLA AGBAJE

KID WATCHING FIGHT
COUPLE IN ALLEYWAY
2 BOYS ON BIKE
QUEEN ANNE
CLIVE GREEN
JENNIFER MAVINS
KAREEM ADESHINA
BERNARD MENSAH
CREW
Associate Producer
Production Manager
1st Assistant Director
2nd Assistant Director
3rd Assistant Director
Stunt Coordinator
ROB WATSON
GREG MCMANUS
JUDE CAMPBELL
LIAM LOCK
RICHARD JR JONES
GEORGE NELSON
LAURA ALTED
JAMES CLEAVE
JO MCLAREN
STEEN YOUNG
NICK CHOPPING
Art Director
Set Dresser
Graphic Designer
Standby Props
Art Department Assistant
Creative Skillset Art Department Trainee
Make Up Artist
THALIA ECCLESTONE
LIZZIE BRAVO
CONOR DELAHUNTY
JARED FRYER
KATIE MCBRIDE
SHANTI COSTAR
THOMAS GIDDENS
ZAKIRA BEGUM
FIONA ROGERS
RANI SIKKA
NATALIE WICKENS
Creative Skillset Make Up Trainee
Costume Stand-By
Creative Skillset Costume Trainee
Focus Puller / 1st Assistant Camera
ALICE TOWNES
HANNAH GLOSSOP
VANESSA LINGHAM
ANNA OLDHAM-COOPER
GUY DAVIES

KARL HUI
ABI OSENI
2nd Assistant Camera
Camera Trainee
JULIAN SHARMA
EVE CARRENO
ALEX KIRKWOOD
ELLIOT GILFOYLE
EWAN MACFARLAN
ANCA BADITA
Creative Skillset Camera Trainee
Script Supervisor
Sound Recordist
Boom Operator
JOE DIBBLE
ANA GARRIDO
RONALD BAILEY
JENNIFER ANNOR
ROB NEWMAN
JAKE WHITELEE
Creative Skillset Sound Trainee
Digital Imaging Technician
Stills Photographer
Electronic Press Kit
Production Coordinator
Production Assistant
Production Runner
Location Manager
Location Assistant
Unit Manager
JOSH WARD
STEPHAN BOOKAS
CATHAL MACILWAINE
VIBOL MOEUNG
RACHEL GILKISON
NICK TOLLADAY
LAWRENCE MASON
EDUARDO RODRIGALVAREZ
CAMILLE GAULTIER
CRISTIAN WINDER
MONTY ALLEN
JOE KOTROCZO
Key Grip
Gaffer
Electrician
THOMAS PITTMAN
EDWARD RILEY
DAVID SEDGWICK
RAZ KHAMEHSEIFI
NATHAN PORTER
MATT RILEY
BEN CALDWELL
Genny Operator
CHRIS BROWNE

Lighting Assistant
Set Production Assistants
YIANNIS MANOLOPOULOS
JAMIE ADAMS
MICHELLE BAYLY
NATHAN HUGHES-BERRY
PETER KELLY
JACOPO MICELI
DAN PARSLOW
AUGUSTO DA ROCHA
LUKE KIMBLE WILLIAMS
Production Accountants
Unit Medic
Security
Casting Assistant
LOUISE O’MALLEY
ANDREW GEORGIOU
GARRY MARRIOTT
BRIAN COOMBS
JAZZ PLANTIN
POST PRODUCTION
Editorial Assistant
Title Designer
Digital Colourist
VFX Compositor
Sound Designer
Post Production Consultant
Met Film Chief Financial Officer
Music Supervisor
FLORINDA FRISARDI
PHILIPPE LEGGETT
MAT TROUGHTON
ERNESTO HERRMANN
VINCE WATTS
STEPHEN GOLDSMITH
CAVAN ASH
STUART THOMSON
YEMI ALADE-LAWAL
SONGS
Re-recording Mixer & Foley and Dialogue Editor
WHERE’S HE FROM
Performed by: Hi Res & Miller Rowe
Produced by: B*Rych and Reuben Niyer
Writers: Rich Akpojaro, R. Niyero Akpojaro, Kevin Garry
Recorded at: Tripleseven Music Studios
Mixed by: B*Rych
Stem Mix by: Ross “Dights” Parkin at Dights Studio
© 2012 Tripleseven Music.
FAMILY GATHERING
Composer: Guo Yue

© Standard Music Library
AZONTO DECALE
Publisher: Focus Organization
Recorded at Mango Street Studio
Written & Performed by: Focus All Stars: Ishmael Sackey (Afla Sackey), Nickens Nkoso (Kasai
Masai), Muntu Valdo, Konan Guillaume (Kajeem), Bondzie Osskow Mensa Ansah (M3NSA) and
Teandre Antoine Luta (Sir LOUI).
Mixed by M3NSA
©2013 Focus Organization
BREAK ME
Written and Produced by: M3NSA
Performed by: M3NSA
Publisher: Bondzie Mensa Ansah
Holder: Bondzie Mensa Ansah
Mixed by: M3NSA
©2013
HAIR SHOP
Composer: Bondzie Osskow Mensa Ansah
Mixed by: M3NSA
© 2013 Bondzie Osskow Mensa Ansah
All music written by Ben Onono & Rhys Adams
Recorded and mixed at Beetroot Studios London.
for BFI FILM FUND
Director of Film Fund
BEN ROBERTS
LIZZIE FRANCKE and
CHRIS COLLINS
Head of Production
Business Affairs Manager
Production Finance
for POISSON ROUGE PICTURES
Business & Legal Affairs
Head of Development
Assistant to the Producer
Accounts
The Producer would like to Thank:
MICHAEL SACKLER and JULIA GODZINSKAYA
BRADLEY QUIRK, JAY BASU and JOSH APPIGNANESI
BERNADETTE THOMAS
SIAN HABEL-AILI
HELEN SWANWICK-THORPE
ANDREW GEORGIOU
FIONA MORHAM
BEN WILKINSON
AMANDA PYNE
Senior Production and Development Executives

DOMINIC COOKE and all the staff at the ROYAL COURT THEATRE
SIMON HOWARD
MIA BAYS, MAGGIE ELLIS, TESSA INKELAAR AND KEVIN DOLAN
SERENA NUTTING and all the WONDERFUL CAST and CREW from the WORKSHOPS and
PILOT
GONE TOO FAR was originally performed as a play at THE ROYAL COURT THEATRE,
LONDON
Tax Credit Finance by ROOKS NEST ENTERTAINMENT
This project was developed with the BRITISH FILM INSTITUTE and developed with the support of
Film London, BBC Films and Skillset through Film London’s Microwave Scheme
Trainee scheme operated by SKILLSET
MADE WITH THE SUPPORT OF THE BFI’S FILM FUND