#83 – Fredi Nwaka

Film writer/director & mentor Fredi Nwaka talks about his new comedy

Fredi Nwaka’s latest film, On the Other Foot, about a white racist cabbie who find himself stuck in a black body for 72 hours is comedic as well as thought-provoking. 

Fredi looks back on growing up as the only black child in the seaside town of Deal in Kent; reflects on his time in a notorious London gang and explains how he draws on his experiences to mentor young offenders & gang members to help steer them away from a life of crime.

The award-winning writer & rapper works in schools, prisons and in America with Crips & Bloods gang members.