We enjoyed the visuals in Blindspotting a lot. I felt like the filmmakers were saying, you have choices or you can make choices to change your circumstances—even if you feel that you have no control over it. The spoken-words scenes were intense and an interesting take on the storyline delivery. Good performances by all.
Longtime friends and collaborators, Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal co-wrote and star in this timely entertaining story about friendship and the intersection of race and class set against the backdrop of Oakland, CA.
Daveed Diggs, Angela Ortíz and Rafael Casal
We had the great opportunity to talk to Diggs, Casal and director Estrada. Watch the video below and/or listen to the audio.
Carlos López Estrada
Synopsis: Collin (Diggs) must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles (Casal), work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple with identity and their changed realities in the rapidly-gentrifying neighborhood they grew up in.
Carlos L. Estrada
Casal & Diggs
Blindspotting, boldly directed by Carlos López Estrada in his feature film debut, is a provocative hometown love letter that glistens with humanity.
Also starring Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Wayne Knight. Blindspotting is in theaters July 20 (limited), July 27 (wide).
Photos: ©2018 Angela María Ortíz S.
