Mathlete | Short Film set in Ruthless Ghanaian Boarding School

Ebeneza Blanche's latest short film “Mathlete” takes us on a journey through the eyes of a student within the ruthless environment of a Ghanaian boarding school, resulting in a moral dilemma for the protagonist, Emmanuel Wilberforce.

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🎓 Mathlete
Dir. Ebeneza Blanche

"There is never a guarantee that a short film will turn out well, but the extraordinary team assembled for _Mathlete_ amped my excitement well before I clicked play. The film brings together Ebeneza Blanche, a writer/director who is experiencing a meteoric rise in the world of music videos, with SMUGGLER, which is consistently ranked as one of the top production companies in the world. Throw in the backing of a fresh and exciting streetwear company in The New Originals and set the story in Ghana...well each of those elements alone is honestly enough for me to give a film a shot.

Obviously, we think that _Mathlete_, our featured film today on Short of the Week and YouTube, is worth more than a "shot"—it is not a perfect film, but is more fascinating for it. A product of Blanche's childhood experience splitting time between the UK and Ghana, it excels in subverting accepted dualities: between Europe and Africa, between academic excellence and criminal hustling, and between poverty and fashion. For a Western audience, it is a chance to see Ghana authentically—free from a romanticizing or pathologizing eye, yet with the familiar classiness of top-tier Western production. It is an opportunity worth taking. ' - S/W Curator, Jason Sondhi

*Cast + Crew*

Written & directed by Ebeneza Blanche

Executive Producer: Elizabeth Doonan
Producer: Luca Chapman
Production Company: SMUGGLER
Director of Photography: Sam Meyer
Creative Consultant: Nadia Reindorf
Styling: Lawrie Abei
Service Producer: Joy Williams
Production manager: Andrew Debrah
Location Manager: Anny Arko
1st AD: Nana Asihene
Production Designer: Coffee
Gaffer: Ibrahim Yakubu
Electricians: Foston Edem Toboe, Daniel Agoe, Joshua fussing, Precious Nuworza
1st AC: Brown Bruce Derrick
2nd AC: Daniel Attoh
Key Grip:- Emmanuel Ofei
Casting Director: Marilyn Asieduaah Gyamfi
Sound Recordist: James Adofo
DIT: Fiifi Kusi
Makeup: Sandra Nartey
Hairstyling: Diana Sam & Francis Mmranin Aboagye
Production assistant: Travis Assem
Runners: Bawa Yusif, Billmund Mankatah, Julius Morton
Catering - Sitas kitchen
Edit: Jesse Watt @ Pundersons Gardens
Grade: Jason Wallis @ ETC
Sound Mix & Design: Hugo Ellingham @ Brother Music
Music: Odofo Nnyi Ekyir Biara by Ebo Taylor - sourced by Essiebons

Brand: The New Originals
Brand Producer: Rizky Lasahido
Brand Producer: Maru Asmellash
Brand Post-Producer: Jessey de Nijs

Emmanuel Wilberforce
Yaw Filla
Glenn Ascencion
Eben Badu
Malachi Manukure
Dafliso Mensah Frank
Nii Noi Amum
Bismark Nyanke
Albert Sam
Ronnie Newton
Henry Arthur

Reproduced on this channel with the permission of the filmmakers.

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