California Schemin'

Get rich or try lying.

In the early 2000’s, Dundee rappers Gavin Bain and Billy Boyd were talented, hungry, but dismissed for sounding "too Scottish" to make it in hip hop. So they hatched an audacious plan: fake American identities, re-record their tracks with Californian accents, and hustle their way into the heart of the UK music industry as “Silibil N’ Brains”—childhood friends of D12 and stars-in-the-making.To their shock, the plan works. Record deals, media buzz, and gigs with hip hop legends follow. But as their deception deepens, the pressure mounts and cracks begin to show. How long can you live the dream when it’s built on a lie?With bold humour, raw emotion, and a defiant spirit, CALIFORNIA SCHEMIN’ is a love letter to outsiders, underdogs, and the pursuit of fame—but asks, at what cost.

Newton Stewart Cinema Newton Stewart Cinema

35 Victoria Street, Newton Stewart, DG8 6NL, GB

The Castle Cinema Sidcup, London The Castle Cinema

The Castle Cinema Sidcup Storyteller Building, London, DA14 6DS, GB

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Cinema de Lux Glasgow, Scotland Showcase

Barrbridge Leisure Centre, Baillieston, Glasgow, Scotland, G69 7TZ, GB

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Edinburgh Omni Centre Vue

Omni Leisure Building, Greenside Place, 61/11 Leith Street, Edinburgh, EH1 3AU, GB

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Ashton Under Lyne, Ashton-under-Lyne Cineworld

Ashton Leisure Park , Fold Way, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL7 0PG, GB

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The Island Cinema, St Annes The Island cinema PDJ Cinemas (Lytham) Ltd

121-123 South Promenade, St Annes, FY81LS, GB

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Finsbury Park, London Picturehouse Cinemas

Unit 1, Cinema LS, 17 City N Pl, Finsbury Park, London, N4 3FU, GB

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Boldon Tyne & Wear, Tyne and Wear Cineworld

Boldon Leisure Park, Bolden Colliery, Tyne and Wear, NE35 9PB, GB

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