

Seven minutes. One life. Zero wasted frames. Reggie Yates doesn't miss.
Roadkill tells the story of Den, a middle-aged convict from inner-city London, as he reflects upon his past and the events that led to his incarceration over twenty years ago.
Direction
Yates packs a feature's worth of craft into 420 seconds.
Acting
Cornell John's eyes alone could carry a miniseries.
Writing
Every line lands like a sentence passed down by a judge.

Director
Reggie Yates
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Reggie Yates made this as a proof-of-concept after years of TV presenting, desperate to be taken seriously as a filmmaker. The urgency bleeds through every frame.
Tosin Cole and Cornell John never met during production—their performances as younger and older Den were stitched together entirely in editing, yet feel uncannily continuous.