Migrant Connections Festival 2025

Supporting and training young people through participatory arts methods to work collaboratively during the Migrant Connection Festival in London, fostering shared creativity, confidence and teamwork through my community photography and facilitation practice.

Refugee Boy Book launch by Benjamin Sephaniah @ the Queen Elizabeth Hall

Working with Benjamin Zephaniah to support exploration of identity among migrants and refugees, using participatory approaches to challenge stereotypes and strengthen shared understanding of lived experience.

Photography project using digital and darkroom. IRMO & LAYF in partnership with the Colombia embassy in London.

Working with young Latin American participants to explore the roots of photography and reflect on how visual storytelling shapes identity, connection, and self-perception.

Dorrel Bennett @ Loughborough Farm

This video is part of the Sowing Roots Project at the Garden Museum, celebrating and honoring the contributions of the Windrush generation in the UK.

Save the Children UK

Street Impact Initiative: Empowered youth to design and transform their local environments through digital storytelling, amplifying young voices in community planning.
Housing Advocacy Project: Created a platform for mothers facing housing challenges to share their experiences, bringing visibility to critical housing issues through powerful personal narratives.
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Music for social change.
Video directed by Federico Rivas. Connecting different youth groups in the UK including the Refugee Council
Refuge In Films Festival R.I.F.
@ the BFI London Advertainment reel
Riots
Inspired by london Riots this was a project filmed and directed by Federico Rivas. Music by Zaheer Mamon. Talented singer and dancers names at the end of the video. Enjoy!
Youth dream team doing screen printing. Facilitated by Federico Rivas