Cherps is a fresh and charming romantic comedy that draws equally on traditions of British story telling and New York independent filmmaking. Reggie is a thirtysomething second-generation black British west London geezer. He likes to live on the fly; ducking and diving, and avoiding work whenever possible. He also likes to cherps women. In black British street slang, 'to cherps' is to chat up or flirt with women. Simple.

With full access to Rod Shuffler during the making of Attack of the Clowns this documentary not only charts intimately the highs and lows of a career, but also it illustrates the differences and compromises that are common to any film, no matter what its budget.