About me

A multi-hyphenate artist. Words are my primary colours.

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• Writers club feedback event
• Casting Call: Looking for a Congolese actor who can speak Lingala & French for a work in progress stage play!
• Urgent Crew Call: Seeking a DOP & Sound Recordist

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Projects

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  Annabelle : Theatre playA short theatre piece that explores themes of mental health issues surrounding motherhood and failures of the social welfare system.
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  Spec London Lions ad: More than a gameA speculative advert of the new London Lions merchandise, for the local basketball lover. Copywriter: T S Dafiaga
• Spec Adidas ad: New Year, Same YouA speculative Adidas advert. Going against the trend of New Year resolutions and instead, asking the audience to forge forward with who they are, who they want to be and what makes them tick. "New Year, Same You" .
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  Canne Short Film Corner accredition: Hope and Her Two DaughtersMy Experimental short; 'Hope and Her Two Daughters' was accredited in the Market Catalogue for the 2022 edition of the Canne Short Film Corner. The Short Film Corner | Rendez-vous Industry, a professional forum dedicated to filmmakers and short film industry decision-makers, aims to boost interactions between film professionals, empower their exposure and promote the development of projects.
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  BFI Film Futures Festival Selection: Hope and Her Two DaughtersMy experimental short 'Hope and Her Two Daughters', will be part of the upcoming BFI Future Film Festival in Feb 2022! Big shout out to the cast & crew for bringing this passion project to life ! Writer & Director: Tobore S Dafiaga D.O.P: Séan Mackey Producer: Chloe Potamiti Staring: Lysa-Marie Asiedu, Kelly Mbarga Editor: Anthony Pollard Sound Design: Xana Special thanks: Whole Cast & Crew @bfifilmacademy
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  Nansica's LibertyA play that fictionalises the story of the all female African amazonian warrior and explores the pertinent issue of sexual harassment.

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Projects credited in

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  Hope and her 2 DaughtersA beautiful short film styled by me!
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  Nansica's Liberty ProductionThe production looks at the impactful story of the Agooji warriors, who were the all-female army of the Dahomey Kingdom in the 19th century, which is now known as the modern-day Benin Republic. They have been popularised in modern culture as Africa’s very own Amazonians in films such as The Black Panther. They were women who based on their traumatic experiences of the past are no longer accepting the attack on womanhood and taking charge of their freedom and liberty. Based on this compelling h
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  Culture SwitchA short experimental documentary about immigration remaining connected to one's culture and heritage. Director: Sarafina Harrison Shakespeare Producer: Sara Batista Production Manager: Varda Agarwal Researcher: Tobore Dafiaga Director of Photography: Rita Gratacos Editor: Max Burton

Work history

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1st A.DNYFA
Jun 2019 - Jul 2019London, United KingdomInternship
Selected to join the NYFA 2019 cohort. I was the 1st A.D for my team. We produced a short film and obtained industry training.
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Young FilmmakerEncounters Short Film Festival
Feb 2019 - Feb 2019Bristol, United KingdomInternship
One of the young female directors invited to the Encounters Short Film Festival, to take part in a 3-day artist development training (Director).

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Skills

• Writing
• Playwriting
• Screenwriting
• Performance Poetry
• Directing Film
• Directing Theatre
• Event Planning
• Administraion
• Content Coordination
• Copywriting

Education

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Bachelor of Arts (BA) University of Hull
Sep 2016United Kingdom
I am a English literature and Drama Undergraduate student at the University of Hull
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MA ActingArts Educational Schools London
Nov 2019 - Nov 2020London, United Kingdom
Recent Acting graduate.