Micah Abna is a British actor and writer from Croydon. In this episode, we talk about his short film One Brother — how he wrote it, acted in it, and where the idea came from. We discuss mental health, knife crime, the ups and downs of acting, and dealing with rejection. He also shares what it was like working on a play with Wil Johnson, writing, casting, crowdfunding, and more.

Instagram: @micahabna

CHAPTERS:

00:00 - Coming up

01:35 - Intro

02:21 - COVID-19

05:23 - Coming to acting

10:21 - Working on "The Story of Flip Fraser" with Wil Johnson

14:51 - Nerves

16:00 - When are you ready?

21:05 - Watching yourself on screen

24:38 - Writing

28:38 - Making "One Brother"

41:38 - Festivals

46:34 - Themes of "One Brother"

48:27 - Mental health

54:03 - Schizophrenia in the family

1:03:26 - Take away from "One Brother"

1:06:20 - Feature version

1:09:05 - Dealing with rejection

1:13:30 - Dream project

1:14:45 - Toughest thing to go through

1:21:22 - Mission in life

1:24:41 - Universal advice

1:26:39 - Lasting words

1:33:33 - The end

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