Destiny has put together the pilot for ‘Gone too far’, a coming of age comedy based in Peckham based on Bola Agbaje’s Olivier award winning play. The first floor of the hospital club lent itself as rehearsal space for the film that in 2011 will be made into a full feature.

A journalist said something nice about me! I’m so glad that I never fucked up that speech! I came real close : )

Here’s the article: Eye For Film

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So I was invited to do a talk for the launch of Film Nation: Shorts. Basically it’s a really cool scheme that allows 11-25 year olds to make short films and upload them onto the Film Nation website. Click here for more info.

When I got there, I thought that I’d be talking to kids. To my surprise the room was full of adults. I was already nervous and then they sit me one seat away from Lord Puttnam! He’s a really cool guy. He said that I should give him a shout out when I win my Oscar : )  I met Nicholas Houlst, Georgia  Groom and Thomas Sangster and they were really nice. I managed to get through my speech okay and ultimately had a really cool time. Check the pics below x

Director, Destiny Ekaragha, Actors Nicholas Hoult and Georgia Groom attend the launch of Film Nation: Shorts, a nationwide film-making competition for the London 2012 Olympics at BAFTA on March 22, 2010 in London, England.

Director, Destiny Ekaragha attends the launch of Film Nation: Shorts, a nationwide film-making competition for the London 2012 Olympics at BAFTA on March 22, 2010 in London, England.

The Park is showing in screening room along side Tight Jeans before the members’ screenings… Check it out!

The Park is a coming of age tale about three teenage boys that are best friends. They talk about everything besides the problems that are truly troubling them. The stories they tell are nothing compared to the secrets that they keep.

“Once again the Hospital has a Film Creative who has achieved a huge amount to date. With her first film ‘Tight Jeans’ being voted the best short film shown at the London Film Festival by The Observer Destiny’s film making shows her to have insight, talent and commitment of someone who has been in the industry for decades. I am so excited to work with her to develop her phenomenal potential and discover what projects she has for the world in 2010.”
Emily Man

“Destiny is a rising star with a unique voice that needs to be heard. Her boundless energy, enthusiasm and focus have meant she has taken every opportunity presented to her and achieved a great deal in a short space of time. Her ability to find humour in real life stories and write believable dialogue make her a gifted storyteller. The CIR programme at The Hospital comes at an opportune stage in Destiny’s career and will undoubtedly harness her potential to help her make the next leap forward.”
Maggie Ellis, Head of Production at Film London

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