Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal have known each other since high school. Their first feature film, Blindspotting, premiered at Sundance, opened the 2018 Atlanta Film Festival, received worldwide distribution, and was nominated for over 25 awards. The film, written over 10 years and made for less than $350,000, grossed over $9M at the domestic and int'l box offices. Less than 2 years later, they co-wrote and pitched Blindspotting as a TV series which picks up 6 months after the movie took place. After a successful 1st season, the Lionsgate / Starz comedy-drama has been greenlit for season 2.
This conversation from the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival Creative Conference explores their background, how their collaborative process works, the importance of mentorship, challenges they've overcome to get where they are, and what's next for them to conquer.
Executive Producers, Writers and Actors Rafael Casal - Blindspotting, The Good Lord Bird, Bad Education, Def Poetry and Daveed Diggs - Blindspotting, Hamilton, The Little Mermaid, Snowpiercer, Soul, Blackish
Moderator: Director Angela Barnes - Mythic Quest, Teenage Bounty Hunters, American Soul, Get Your Booty to the Polls PSA
- Year2021
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUS
Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal have known each other since high school. Their first feature film, Blindspotting, premiered at Sundance, opened the 2018 Atlanta Film Festival, received worldwide distribution, and was nominated for over 25 awards. The film, written over 10 years and made for less than $350,000, grossed over $9M at the domestic and int'l box offices. Less than 2 years later, they co-wrote and pitched Blindspotting as a TV series which picks up 6 months after the movie took place. After a successful 1st season, the Lionsgate / Starz comedy-drama has been greenlit for season 2.
This conversation from the 2021 Atlanta Film Festival Creative Conference explores their background, how their collaborative process works, the importance of mentorship, challenges they've overcome to get where they are, and what's next for them to conquer.
Executive Producers, Writers and Actors Rafael Casal - Blindspotting, The Good Lord Bird, Bad Education, Def Poetry and Daveed Diggs - Blindspotting, Hamilton, The Little Mermaid, Snowpiercer, Soul, Blackish
Moderator: Director Angela Barnes - Mythic Quest, Teenage Bounty Hunters, American Soul, Get Your Booty to the Polls PSA
- Year2021
- LanguageEnglish
- CountryUS