five by five

A frightened boy pretending to be a man, a disabled woman defying stereotypes, and a romance gone wrong. Five by Five is an explosive series of short films which sees award-winning actor and producer, Idris Elba, working alongside some of the UK’s most exciting acting and writing talents. Exploring themes including adulthood, romance, race and violence with a positive and darkly humorous spin. These intertwining stories and seemingly recognizable characters challenge our ideas of identity, perception and the ways we choose to represent ourselves.