My Brudda
Jamal, a hustler and a new dad, drives around London in an exquisite car selling fake watches. He wants the world to see him as a success, but as his day progresses we watch the façade fall apart.
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Produced by Ashleigh Ashley, and shot by Jasper Enujuba, My Brudda is inspired by true events. The film takes place over the course of one day in Jamal’s world - the interior of a luxury car which doubles as an office, and his haven. It paints a portrait of a well known local hustler, who sells fake watches out of his car.
Things seem to be going well for Jamal, he’s parading his faux wealth and flexing his charm, but the cracks start to show when interactions with the mother of his child become more volatile, and an unknown hostile threatens everything he’s worked so hard to earn.
Ntando Jasper Enujuba opted to shoot on the Sony Venice with Zeiss Supreme lenses at a 2.39 aspect ratio - the classic anamorphic widescreen format. Shooting at full frame offered them more depth of field and a theatrical look to help counter the constrictive space this film is set within.
The two were physically limited by the space of the vehicle, but creative problems require creative solutions and Ntando wanted it to feel expansive - and Jasper's suggestion of 2.39 made it possible to capture expansive wides within the confines of a car.
My Brudda has been official selection at multiple festivals, including London Short Film Festival, BFI London Film Festival, and the Oscar-qualifying Hollyshorts Film Festival. It also received an honourable mention at South London Film Festival.
