Launching the second series of Al Jazeera’s Studio B: Unscripted, writer/broadcaster and professor Afua Hirsch and former footballer/author Eniola Aluko discuss how they have navigated racism and gender discrimination as outliers in their professions. As a striker, Eniola played 102 caps for the England national team as well as for several clubs in Europe and […]
Season 2 of Africa Rising, my BBC series on African art and culture is here!
Enslaved, featuring Samuel L. Jackson and Afua Hirsch, is a powerful documentary series that explores the transatlantic slave trade through a unique lens. The series combines historical investigation with underwater archaeology, uncovering the untold stories of millions of enslaved Africans and the ships that carried them. Through personal reflections and expert interviews, Enslaved sheds light […]
FLOWERS is an afro-futuristic fairytale of love, following a ceremony of a mother giving away her son, adopting references to classic Disney stories from the 1930s-50s, modernising tropes for a coming of age tale. Through poetic abstract storytelling, elevated throughout by lush cinematic tones and stylised production and costume design, the whimsical story follows a […]
