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Afia Nkrumah
Writer/Director
- Location: London
- Career stage: Experienced
- Freelancer: Unavailable
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Afia is a writer and director in Television drama, film and Theatre. An MA graduate of The London Film School, Afia currently directs BBC Eastenders and writing commissioned full length play MOTHERS BURDEN for Trestle Arts Theatre and Pursued By A Bear Theatre Companies. Selected as 2nd Unit director on Jamestown series 2, Afia was mentored by Carnival Films in 2017.
Named Writer/Director to watch on the BBC New Talent Hotlist 2017, Afia is currently participating on the Screenskills HETV/NFTS Stepping Up Directors' programme and BFI Network X Directors 2018.
Afia has written and directed several short films that have screened at film festivals in the UK and internationally, including her last award winning short film Shadow Man, supported by Film London. Passionate about stories with an African flavour, exploring the power of laughter, compassion and what it means to be human, Afia is developing several feature projects for film and television.
Afia is represented by Ikenna Obiekwe at Independent Talent.
Safe Management of TV Productions
BBC
12th September 2016 - 11th September 2021
Work History
Director- A Place Of Safety - All 3 Media, Screenskills
Jun 2019 - Oct 2019
writer/director - mothers Burden - Trestle Arts Theatre/PBAB theatre Company
May 2018 - Dec 2018
Director -Eastenders - BBC Studios
May 2016 - Mar 2018
2nd Unit Director- Jamestown Series 2 - Carnival Films/ Sky
Jun 2017 - Oct 2017
Writer/Director - Film London
Mar 2014 - Oct 2014
Education
Filmmaking - M.A - The London Film School
Jan 2003 - Jun 2006
Skills
- Scriptwriting
- Directing
- Script Development
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