Tribeca profiled Pull Up while the series was in development: a West London story co-written by Adriano Vilanova and Georgie Curran, who both grew up around Ladbroke Grove. It follows Jesse Chambers, a 25-year-old DJ and producer whose early promise has stalled, until a chance meeting with an old friend puts his ambitions back within reach.
Jesse is played by Luke Storey, the DJ known as DJ IQ, a former under-18 DMC World DJ champion. The rest of the cast were first-time actors found around West London, a choice the pair made for authenticity, taking their cue from Larry Clark’s Kids. What began as a television idea was reshaped into a six-part series of fifteen-minute episodes.
“a love letter to our neighborhood”
Adriano Vilanova, speaking to Tribeca
Georgie Curran
& Adriano Vilanova
Vilanova/Curran is a London-based directing duo comprising Georgie Curran and Adriano Vilanova. They specialise in brand campaigns and original concept drama, and also manage existing IP including high-profile commercial projects for Warner Bros and DC.
Their debut pilot, Pull Up, produced for RSA Films and co-written by the pair, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival. They followed this with their first feature, Small City, produced by RadicalMedia and Goldcrest Films and acquired by Showtime US: a tense London thriller and love story about a chef on the run.
Beyond narrative work, Vilanova/Curran have directed fashion and lifestyle campaigns for Superdry’s Capsule Collections and Performance Sport line, bringing their signature intimate style to both commercial studio work and location-based shoots.
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