Skepta reveals how friend Idris Elba influenced his first foray into film directing

Skepta has revealed how his friend Idris Elba informed his new film project, Tribal Mark.

The short film, released in January this year is the 41-year-old Mercury Prize-winning musician’s first foray into movies and follows a Nigerian-born hitman working in London.

“We would love to have a fast forward of Tribal Mark that goes into the future of his life, and it’s Denzel Washington.