Amber Akaunu is a Nigerian-German filmmaker, artist, and community arts worker from Liverpool. Her work explores themes around identity, belonging, and Black culture. Amber is a current MA Screen Doc student at Goldsmiths which was made possible through her being awarded the BAFTA Kirsch Scholarship. She is also the co-founder of multi-award winning magazine, ROOT-ed.
Projects
- New Creatives North - BBC Arts x Arts Council EnglandI have been commissioned to direct a short 5 minute film on an idea I pitched which is on the theme of afro hair as well as the sense of community and intimacy it brings upon Black women as well as the idea that the process of doing afro hair is like a sacred ritual that has been performed for thousands of years and is still the same. Afro Hair Rituals can be viewed on BBC iPlayer: https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p08gj953/new-creatives-afro-hair-rituals
- Liverpool and Slavery: A map for remembrance, healing and empowermentI created 15 1 minute films for the international slavery museum's interactive map that exposes the many locations in Liverpool that have connections to the transatlantic slave trade. You can view the map and the rest of the videos here �� https://uploads.knightlab.com/storymapjs/c4c8e42ca17f6a7edf5df5aa414fe28f/liverpool-and-slavery-a-digital-map/draft.html
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Work history
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Trainee Digital Community OrganiserThe Labour Party
London, United KingdomFull Time
I am a trainee digital community organiser at the Labour Party. My role is the perfect mix of community organising and creating digital content for social media in the form of videos, photographs, infographics and more.
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Skills
- Adobe Photoshop
- Premiere Pro
- Photographic Direction
- Photography Editing
- Photography
- Video Advertising
- Video Campaigns
- Video Editing
- Adobe Illustrator
- Content Admin
Education
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BA Fine Art- First Class Honours Liverpool Hope University
- Liverpool, United Kingdom
Awards
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Student Inspiration AwardLCR Culture & Creativity Awards