Rafael Casal

Rafael Santiago Casal (born August 8, 1985) is an American writer, performer, and producer originally from the Bay Area. Rafael's first TV appearance was performing on three seasons of HBO's Def Poetry, and as a creator online with millions of YouTube/Facebook views for his original music, poetry, web shorts, and political commentary. His theater-in-verse work has brought him around the country and the world both in the realm of activism and arts performance at hundreds of colleges and venues. Rafael is the Co-Founder and Artistic Director of the BARS workshop at The Public Theater in New York.

Blindspotting (2018)

Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos López Estrada
CAST:  Daveed Diggs  •  Rafael Casal  •  Janina Gavankar  •  Jasmine Cephas Jones

Collin must make it through his final three days of probation for a chance at a new beginning. He and his troublemaking childhood best friend, Miles, work as movers, and when Collin witnesses a police shooting, the two men’s friendship is tested as they grapple ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Carlos López Estrada
CAST:  Daveed Diggs  •  Rafael Casal  •  Janina Gavankar  •  Jasmine Cephas Jones

Bad Education (2019)

A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cory Finley
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Allison Janney  •  Ray Romano  •  Alex Wolff

A superintendent of a school district works for the betterment of the student’s education when an embezzlement scheme is discovered, threatening to destroy everything.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Cory Finley
CAST:  Hugh Jackman  •  Allison Janney  •  Ray Romano  •  Alex Wolff

x Infinity (2018)

Visual album that consists of all the videos for the 18 track album, x Infinity, by spoken word artist, rapper, and author George Watsky.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  George Watsky  •  Kush Mody  •  Michael "Wax" Jones  •  Daveed Diggs

Visual album that consists of all the videos for the 18 track album, x Infinity, by spoken word artist, rapper, and author George Watsky.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  George Watsky  •  Kush Mody  •  Michael "Wax" Jones  •  Daveed Diggs

Straight from the Town: Making Blindspotting

Illustrates and explains how the 2018 film Blindspotting was created. Features interviews with all involved in the film.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Rafael Casal  •  Daveed Diggs  •  Janina Gavankar  •  Jasmine Cephas Jones

Illustrates and explains how the 2018 film Blindspotting was created. Features interviews with all involved in the film.  (more)

DIRECTION: 
CAST:  Rafael Casal  •  Daveed Diggs  •  Janina Gavankar  •  Jasmine Cephas Jones

We Were Hyphy (2022)

A love song to the artists, dance, music, slang, clothes and, most importantly of all, the people who came of age during the Hyphy Movement. ​ We were there, we were hyphy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurence Madrigal
CAST:  Benjamin Earl Turner  •  G-Eazy  •  Kamaiyah  •  Rafael Casal

A love song to the artists, dance, music, slang, clothes and, most importantly of all, the people who came of age during the Hyphy Movement. ​ We were there, we were hyphy.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Laurence Madrigal
CAST:  Benjamin Earl Turner  •  G-Eazy  •  Kamaiyah  •  Rafael Casal

Wildcat (2023)

The story of famous writer Flannery O'Connor, set in the 1950s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ethan Hawke
CAST:  Maya Hawke  •  Laura Linney  •  Philip Ettinger  •  Rafael Casal

The story of famous writer Flannery O'Connor, set in the 1950s.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Ethan Hawke
CAST:  Maya Hawke  •  Laura Linney  •  Philip Ettinger  •  Rafael Casal