Watch Himesh Patel read from Black Bag, the Booker Prize 2026-shortlisted book by Luke Kennard.
The story so far: A penniless and out-of-work actor picks up a job working for Dr Blend, a university professor who is conducting a psychological experiment. How will Dr Blend’s students react to someone zipped into an oversized bag, sitting at the back of the lecture hall over a series of autumn term lectures?
Discover the book:
thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-library/books/black-bag
Directed by Holly Blakey and produced in partnership with Park Pictures.
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Director: Holly Blakey
Executive Producer: Shelley Jones, Nat Baring
Production Company: Park Pictures
Booker Prizes team: Indira Birnie, Jon Davenport
Producer: Masha Thorpe
Line Producer: Lily Ashton
Director's Assistant: Sharia Johnson
First Assistant Director: Joe Mulvihill
Director of Photography: Sam Finney
Sound Recordist: Charlie Hinde
Production Design: Elizabeth El-Kadhi
Costume Designer: Jack Clements
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