CULTURAL WORK

arts council England grantee

i created a project to document an african dance collective formed in 1981 liverpool. i conducted qualitative research, producing a booklet that launched at the museum of liverpool, and a documentary which will be released in 2024

astrology x the National gallery

i worked with The National Gallery on a small digital mini-series on three astrology of three of their artists including vincent van gough shown in the video below.

5 elements film TRAILER

written & co-directed by me / FILMED & c0-DIRECTED BY AMBER AKAUNa / FUNDED BY LUBAINA HIMID CBE / PRIVATElY PREMIERED AT THE BLUECOAT GALLERY

public speaker

for THE WAVE who amplify the voices of lgbtq+ writers at brixton library

TOPIC: SELF-LOVE

panel speaker

for blackfest diversity dialogues, with the mayor of Liverpool & the Lord Mayor

TOPIC: EMOTIONAL TRAUMA & RACISM

podcast guest

SAY YOUR MIND by kelechi oKaFor

TOPIC: Liverpool, racism, gender, the SPIRITUAL JOURNEY & astrology

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