May 13(Great) Art Takes Time.And, if we are all in agreement that art imitates life, then we must agree that you cannot cheat the living part if one is to create sincere art… Right? — To begin, I begin with my truth. Five years on from its release… I still do not love Kendrick Lamar’s album DAMN. A few tracks into listening to his new album, Mr. Morale & The Big Steppers and I said in a group chat with my boys ‘I’m so glad…Music7 min read
Jan 25, 20214Screenwriting: One Year On“Things don’t happen quickly, they happen suddenly.” These were the words of my best friend to me this weekend, when I was reflecting over the last year of my life and writing career. This isn’t something I very often do but I was prompted to do so last week by…Screenwriting9 min read
May 29, 2020My Tribeca Best Narrative Short Speech.If you follow me on any social medias you probably already know that, a month ago today, my directorial debut No More Wings was crowned Best Narrative Short at Tribeca Film Festival. …Film5 min read
Mar 1, 2020An Unlikely Chain ReactionIt’ll be three years since I last wrote a medium post on April 3rd, I’ve just discovered. The reason for this hiatus? I can’t remember ever making a definitive decision to suddenly stop posting but what I do know is that for the last few years I have been increasingly…Film10 min read
Apr 3, 2017Be Intentional.It’s 20.20 on Friday night, March 31st. I’ve spent today: Redrafting a play that’s doing my head in. Writing a first draft of a monologue. Thinking about everything (else) I need to do. A mixture of doing the things I need to do, and procrastinating. Whilst most of the above…Humor3 min read
Published in What Abe Watched Last Month·Mar 14, 2017What Abe Watched Last Month, Vol. #2So, this is terribly tardy. I introduced What Abe Watched Last Month last month, and said I’d post these on the first of each month. Frankly, I’m a bit embarrassed that — at time of writing — it’s March 13th. But I can explain. There’s been a few different reasons…Movies9 min read
Feb 21, 2017How Will We Save Our Black Boys?Secondary School Black Boys in London, and the Stereotypes That Follow Them — So, it’s important to start this by saying that I’m writing this blog as part of my pledge to write one post a month in 2017. For the last week I’ve mulled over what I wanted to write about, and this has been the reoccurring theme in my mind, but…Education7 min read
Published in What Abe Watched Last Month·Feb 1, 2017Introducing: What Abe Watched Last Month, Vol. #1So, recently, one of my followers (he is also an IRL friend) on Twitter asked/challenged me to write a monthly post about all the TV shows, films and theatre* shows I watch because I watch so much. Initially reluctant, said friend persisted, others jumped in and, well… Here we are. …Movies10 min read
Jan 30, 2017A Year of Producing: Five FunniesAt some stage last week, LinkedIn informed me that I was celebrating my one year anniversary as the founder (can/should be read as: producer) of Creative Blue Balls. This isn’t strictly true. …Acting9 min read
Dec 28, 2016The Day I Quit Writing.A year ago, today, I decided that I no longer wanted to write. For those unaware of this decision, it may come as a bit of a surprise if you’ve paid attention to the year I’ve had. Let’s go back to December 28th, 2015. It was the early hours where…Dreams8 min read