| Blindspotting | |
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| Directed by | Carlos López Estrada |
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| Cinematography | Robby Baumgartner |
| Edited by | Gabriel Fleming |
| Music by | Michael Yezerski |
Production company | Snoot Entertainment |
| Distributed by | Lionsgate (under Summit Entertainment and Codeblack Films) |
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Running time | 95 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
| Box office | $5 million[1] |
Blindspotting is a 2018 American comedy-drama film written and produced by Daveed Diggs and Rafael Casal.[2] The film is directed by Carlos López Estrada (in his feature directorial debut), and Diggs and Casal star alongside Janina Gavankar, Jasmine Cephas Jones, Ethan Embry, Tisha Campbell-Martin, Utkarsh Ambudkar, and Wayne Knight. The plot follows a parolee with three days left on his sentence, only to have him witness a police shooting that threatens to ruin a lifelong friendship.[3]
Diggs and Casal, childhood friends in real life, wrote the screenplay in the mid-2000s, initially to speak for the city of Oakland, which they felt was often misrepresented in film. After years of delays, the pair's schedules finally allowed them to make the film, with principal photography beginning in June 2017.
Blindspotting had its world premiere on January 18, 2018 in the U.S. Dramatic Competition section at the 2018 Sundance Film Festival and was released in the United States on July 20, 2018, by Lionsgate.[4] The film received positive reviews from critics, and at the 34th Independent Spirit Awards, was nominated for Best Male Lead for Diggs' performance, while López Estrada earned a Directors Guild of America Award nomination for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film.[5]
A spin-off sequel television series of same name, created and executive produced by Diggs and Casal and run by Casal, premiered in 2021. It focuses on Jones' character, Ashley, with Casal also part of the main cast and Diggs appearing as guest.
- ^ "Blindspotting (2018)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved October 30, 2019.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (January 3, 2018). "10 Directors to Watch: Carlos López Estrada Opens Eyes With Sundance-Bound 'Blindspotting'". Variety. Penske Business Media. Retrieved January 19, 2018.
- ^ Harris, Aisha (July 20, 2018). "Fictional Police Brutality, Real Emotional Toll". The New York Times.
- ^ Debruge, Peter (November 29, 2017). "Sundance Film Festival Unveils Full 2018 Features Lineup". Variety. Retrieved January 1, 2018.
- ^ Erbland, Kate (November 16, 2018). "2019 Independent Spirit Awards Nominees, 'Eighth Grade' & 'We the Animals' Lead". IndieWire. Retrieved November 16, 2018.