WRITER | RESEARCHER | FILMMAKER
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I’M A WRITER, filmmaker AND RESEARCHER WORKING BETWEEN LONDON AND MOROCCO.
I BEGAN IN THEATRE, WHERE I SPENT OVER FIVE YEARS WRITING FOR THE STAGE, AND IN RECENT YEARS I’VE EXPANDED INTO FILM AND LONG-FORM WRITING.
MY WORK CIRCLES IDENTITY AND BELONGING AS LIVED, CONTESTED EXPERIENCES, SHAPED BY CLASS, INHERITANCE, MIGRATION, AND POWER.
ROOTED IN ORAL STORYTELLING, MY PRACTICE EXPLORES HOW PEOPLE CARRY MEMORY, LIVE WITH CONTRADICTION, AND NEGOTIATE VISIBILITY WITHIN SOCIETIES THAT OFTEN MISREAD OR ERASE THEM.
I CREATE STORIES THAT SIT BETWEEN LANGUAGES, CULTURES, AND FORMS.
CURRENT PROJECT
Friday 24 April & Saturday 25 April 2026
Theatre Deli, London