AKILLA’S ESCAPE OPENS IN U.S. & CANADA!

ORDER NOW ON VOD!!

We are so excited to announce that our feature film AKILLA’S ESCAPE releases on the big and small screens tonight!! Akilla’s Escape, directed by Charles Officer, has its theatrical release June 11th in the U.S. and June 15th in Canada!

It has been a deep and amazing journey on our road to bringing Akilla’s Escape to the screen. Thank you to everyone who has supported Akilla’s Escape at our festival runs, premiering at TIFF, and moving on to Victoria Film Festival, San Diego Film Festival and many more! Recently, it was an honour for Canesugar Filmworks and the Akilla’s Escape team to receive 8 noms (including Best Lead Actor for Saul Williams, Best Supporting Actor for Ronnie Rowe, Thamela Mpumlwana) and 5 wins at this year’s Canadian Screen Awards, including Best Feature Screenplay (Charles Officer and Wendy Motion Brathwaite) and Best Cinematography (Maya Bankovic)!

And now we hope you will join us in spreading the word about Akilla’s Escape on our opening weekend! VOTE on IMDb! VIEW at the links below! Like, Share, Follow us on Twitter and Instagram! Support our amazing cast and crew on their socials too! Host a watchparty for your film loving friends! And most of all, ENJOY!

REVIEWS ARE IN!

THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER – September 12 2020 Film review by John DeFore

VARIETY – September 12 2020 Q&A with Saul Williams by Janet W. Lee

THE GLOBE AND MAIL – September 11 2020 “TIFF 2020: Charles Officer and Saul Williams take a long day’s journey into Toronto’s night with Akilla’s Escape” by Sarah-Tai Black

NOW TORONTO – September 11 2020 “TIFF review: Akilla’s Escape puts a grounded spin on the gangland thriller” by Norman Wilner”

FANSIDED – June 10 2021 Crime drama Akilla’s Escape arrives in theaters and on demand: Watch or skip? by Michael Bibbins

BLACK GIRL NERDS – June 2021 Interview with Charles Officer and Saul Williams on Greek Mythology and Black Masculinity by Maya Williams

THE FILM STAGE – May 24 2021 Saul Williams Navigates the Criminal Underworld of Toronto in First Trailer for Akilla’s Escape by Jordan Raup

DEADLINE – November 19 2020 Vertical Entertainment Acquires TIFF Drama Akilla’s Escape by Amanda N’Duka

THE WASHINGTON POST – June 11 2021 New movies to stream this week: ‘Infinite,’ ‘Awake’ and more by Michael O’SullivanLOS ANGELES TIMES – June 11 2021 Review: ‘Akilla’s Escape’ mines socio-political context of Toronto’s Jamaican community by Michael Rechtshaffen

THE GLOBE AND MAIL – June 10 2021 Akilla’s Escape is a profound, tender reworking of the crime thriller by Melissa Vincent

TV OVERMIND – June 10 2021 Why We’ll Be Watching Crime Noir Thriller “Akilla’s Escape by Tom Foster