Expanding his reach as a prominent figure in the music scene to becoming an independent filmmaker, North Londoner Milli Major releases his film-writing, directing and acting debut with ‘Major Paper’ and its accompanying soundtrack.
Set against a backdrop of the dark London streets, Major Paper follows an escalating vendetta that originates from the world of drug dealing and gang rivalry. As a 12-minute short film the topics of loyalty, family and street violence are all dominant and authentic in their portrayal from a star laden cast that includes Milli Major as Kane, Andre ‘Paper Pabs’ Harris, Lippy Lickshot, Apple and Tempa T.
One of the core elements to the film, adding to its intensity and impact is the exclusively created soundtrack, which releases on the 14th August. Comprising of 5 previously unreleased tracks, Milli Major takes creative control as he leads the records alongside a highly commendable feature list of Paper Pabs, Bossman Birdie, Nines, Flirta D, Deepee, Tion Wayne, Big Narstie, Armz Korleone, Tempa T, Scrufizzer and Bushkin.
Speaking on the release Milli Major states: “I wanted to portray the harsh realities of inner-city London life. These are situations that many of us live through on a daily basis and more often than not, there isn’t a happy ending. I have independently created the film and curated the music to accompany it, in order to put my energy into something bigger than me, something positive and something progressive.
My message with ‘Major Paper’ is to highlight some of the incredible talent – actors, directors, musicians and crew that are within our communities in hope that film and arts councils start to invest further in us and we don’t have to continue to hustle to do everything ourselves. I hope my work inspires someone else from the streets to focus on their art and culture as without this inspiration, hope and support, there will never be any happy endings.”
