| Brittle Bone Rapper | |
| Director: | Andy Mundy-Castle |
| Producer: | Doc Hearts for Little Dot Studios |
| Runtime: | 24 minutes |
| Country: | United Kingdom |
| Language: | English |
Brittle Bone Rapper is a 24-minute documentary film about Sparsh Shah, a young rapper from New Jersey who has Osteogenesis Imperfecta, also known as Brittle Bone Disorder. Unusually the film was commissioned by an independent producer as opposed to a broadcaster, media corporation or brand. It is the first original documentary commission from London and Los Angeles-based Little Dot Studios.
It shows how Sparsh Shah was inspired by Eminem to take up rap and how he had early success in social media with a cover version of an Eminem song.[1] The action revolves around a life-saving operation 14 year old Sparsh has to have in the run-up to performing and being honored at the Champions of Hope awards ceremony in Los Angeles in 2017.
The film was produced by Doc Hearts for Little Dot Studios in 2018.[2] It was directed by Andy Mundy-Castle and commissioned by Adam Gee for Real Stories channel.[3] [4]
Sparsh's family are of Indian descent from Gujarat and his rapping style incorporates aspects of Indian classical music.[5]