Born and brought up in one of Africa’s busiest city’s, Nairobi, I am no stranger to the mish-mash of experiences that are part and parcel of growing up in a 21st century metropolis. A sentiment that has contributed immensely to my choice of academic pursuits an undergraduate degree in economics and a masters degree in media studies from the Rhodes School of Journalism in South Africa. A passion for journalism and telling the stories that matter led me onto the path of documentary filmmaking specifically with respect to producing human-interest stories from angles that are innovative, interesting and relevant to Africa in particular. At this juncture I am working on raising funds for the production phase of the film project, Hawa Hawaii. I (alongside my sister, Amirah) have dedicated all my time and energy to filmmaking and will ensure we make valuable, conscious and fresh work - something not done by two brown girls out of Africa before. With respect to the films we make we are committed to making stories that form a part of our lived experiences and this one comes from home and deals with various issues we've had to deal with throughout our life with respect to our identities as women, our culture, religion and race. Amirah and I are Kenyan's but have lived in the UAE and South Africa over the past decade - we both studied at Rhodes University in Grahamstown. Our ethnic and cultural roots are part Arab (Omani/Swahili) and Indian. We currently split our time between Nairobi, Dubai and Cape Town.
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