AREWÁ: Part 1
AREWÁ Photographed by Omorinsola Olatunde February 2023 Photography — Omorinsola Olatunde MUA — Carriss glam Hair Stylist — Kreszend Sackey Model — Boyé at STORM You can find more of Omorinsola’s work here.
Cabinet of Unfinished Stories
Cabinet of Unfinished Stories February 2023 A writer runs away refusing to finish a script.The people who are left struggle to both understand their actions and finish the story. ✷ PREMIERE ✷ https://ajifa.co/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/IMG_172671415.mov Starring Ah Young Shin Written, directed, filmed and edited by Ah Young Shin Music by Fabien Tell
Hybrid Beauty
Hybrid Beauty Photographed by Bade Fuwa February 2023 Models — @mofekutemi, @itschidera_ You can find more of Bade Fuwa’s work here.
In conversation with Raj Dhunna
SPOTLIGHT In conversation with Raj.Dhunna February 2023 “Storytelling is a beautifulthing to actively partake in through image making.” Raj is an Image Maker & Illustrator based in London. Á: Tell us a little bit about your work. RD: I love documenting the things that I’m interested in through drawings. I currently work within the practice of illustration and […]
Bringing African Cinema to the North
Bringing African Cinema to the North Leeds International Film Festival 2022 By Lola Coker January 2023 In its 36th edition, Leeds International Film Festival (LIFF) brought an array of visual and audible delights to the north of England. Despite the handful of successful independent cinemas in Yorkshire and the surrounding areas, cinema from the global […]
Rebuilding
Rebuilding A journey into my womanhood, in four parts. Part II By Charmaine Adetola Shaw January 2023 Thumbnail illustration by Carole Maillard Thumbnail illustration by Carole Maillard TRIGGER WARNING: MENTAL ILLNESS REBUILDING “To build something again that has been damaged or destroyed” “The scars I bare are tales of the journeys I have travelledThey do […]
Daniel “Jun Ho” Lee
Daniel “Jun Ho” Lee January 2023 Daniel “Jun Ho” Lee portrays the experience of a 1.5-generation Korean-Canadian boy as his name changes from his birth given name “Jun Ho” to “Daniel” after immigrating to Canada. CREW Director — Kevin Jin Kwan Kim Producer — Anastasia Itkina 1st AD — @nastasjasedi DP — @azlflrs 1st AC — @vicente.v.h […]
Shayari
SHAYARI Directed by Tembo Tones January 2023 Shayari tells the story of a traveling poet embarking on new land. She is a fearless explorer, inviting the winds to carry her, the soils to teach her, and the waters to inspire her. Shayari is the Urdu word for poetry. Photography & Direction — Tembo Tones MUA & […]
Dissymmetry: Part 2
Dissymmetry Ciera and Cymone photographed by Lauren Naylor January 2023 Photography & Direction — Lauren Naylor Creative — Nightdove Studio Styling — Pierrette Noel Abegg Prop Styling — Claire Kirk Makeup — Gabi Alvarez Studio — Amiga Studio Models — Ciera King and Cymone King You can find more of Lauren’s work here.
Dissymmetry: Part 1
Dissymmetry Ciera and Cymone photographed by Lauren Naylor January 2023 Photography & Direction — Lauren Naylor Creative — Nightdove Studio Styling — Pierrette Noel Abegg Prop Styling — Claire Kirk Makeup — Gabi Alvarez Studio — Amiga Studio Models — Ciera King and Cymone King You can find more of Lauren’s work here.
