Woman With A Movie Camera 2025 at the British Film Institute
With Hijabi Barbies and Spidermen on our screens, is the Hijab being represented the way it should? I hosted a panel discussion with Ayan Artan and Fatima Sheriff, discussing the UK’s contributions with TV shows like We Are Lady Parts and indie films like Rocks, and why Hollywood’s red carpets have more Hijabs than on-screen.
Trouble in Suburbia at the Showroom Cinema, Sheffield
As part of the Young Programmers at Showroom Cinema, I was involved in the creation of a short season of cinema around divisive suburbian narratives. I created and curated an alternative watchlist for the programme called ‘Alternative Suburbia’ to complement the programme with more accessible and diverse options.
The Librarians Q&A for Sheffield DocFest
I was invited to moderate a conversation with Kim Snyder, director of Oscar-nominated short documentary Death by Numbers, for her new documentary The Librarians.
BFI Southbank: Behind The Scenes
I programmed a session called The Hijab in Hollywood at a recent Woman with a Movie Camera summit, and joined the summit organisers on-stage to talk about how you can pitch ideas. Woman with a Movie Camera celebrates film-making by female and non-binary voices. The summit is an annual gathering celebrating the best new work in the field.
Gala Premiere with Q&A of The Ceremony at Pictureville Cinema
I was invited to host the gala premiere of Jack King’s The Ceremony at Bradford’s Science and Media Museum, followed by a Q&A with Jack, producer Hollie Bryan and actors Tudor Cucu and Momin Swaitat.