London lad Ash, or Sparks as he’s known by his mates, is living a life of crime. He has his reasons, but treats it all as a bit of a joke, eyeing up girls at parties and daydreaming, until things take a handbrake turn and those dreams become nightmares in director George Amponsah’s feature debut Gassed Up, which has its world premiere on Tuesday evening as part of the BFI London Film Festival.
Amponsah burst onto the scene with The Hard Stop, his searing documentary on the killing of Mark Duggan, which was nominated in 2017 for a BAFTA in the category Outstanding Debut by a British Writer, Director or Producer.
