@AedyAlice

Documentary Director/Producer & Photographer Co-Founder & CEO @earthrisestudio

 London, England
instagram.com/aliceaedy
Joined February 2016
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My new doc with @awafarahh released today on the @guardian. The story of four remarkable Somali women’s experience at Cambridge Uni. Two years since Awa and I met and spoke about this project. So many people I’m grateful to but mostly thank you Awa, Hafsa, Miske and Samiya ❤️
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Climate change is a feminist issue. So why are women so poorly represented at next year’s UN climate conference @COP26 UK leadership team? @SheClimate
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Stunning short film by @AedyAlice for the #BreastCancerAwareness @StellaMcCartney campaign. Take two minutes to watch, and be inspired by the strength, beauty, and resilience of the women we featured.
Communicate magazine@Communicatemag22 Oct 2020
Hi @StellaMcCartney @lynseyaddario and @AedyAlice you're in today's #CommunicateLens bit.ly/2FSXf2A youtube.com/watch?v=Iwj-U4Nq…
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A Letter to My Loved Ones is our #NoLessAWoman 2020 film, featuring women baring their souls and scars in support of #StellaCares. Shot by @LynseyAddario and @AedyAlice. Discover our #BCA campaign: youtu.be/Iwj-U4NqiWU #StellaMcCartney
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12 Women On What They Wish They’d Known Before Breast Cancer refinery29.com/en-gb/stella-… via @refinery29uk

12 Women On What They Wish They'd Known Before Breast Cancer

Stella McCartney has teamed up with Pulitzer Prize-winning photojournalist Lynsey Addario to photograph women who have gone through, or are going through, a breast cancer diagnosis. The result, a...

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Announcing: US premiere of our new 6-part series about 400 years of human trafficking from Africa The Atlantic is now a site of profound black trauma. But also witness to a story of resistance, accomplishment and hope We uncover the sunken stories. @EPIXHD @SamuelLJackson
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URGENT COLLECTION OF NAPPIES & HYGIENE ITEMS for Greece. On 03 & 04 October drop off points across the UK will be open for your nappy & hygiene product donations. If you’ve been moved by images from Lesvos this week please help & spread the word bit.ly/urgenthygiene
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My NEW DOC with @awaourr, SOMALINIMO, now streaming on the @guardian. A massive labour of love & two years in the making ❤️ bit.ly/3gLfS4U
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Alice Aedy retweeted
The Guardian
@guardian3 Sep 2020
With our new Guardian documentary, ‘Somalinimo’ out now, read our interview with writer and producer @awafarahh and film-maker @AedyAlice as they discuss their collaboration, the film-making process, the inspiration behind the documentary and much more. theguardian.com/film/2020/se…

Somalinimo: young, gifted and Somali... and at Cambridge

Writer and producer Awa Farah describes her collaboration with film-maker Alice Aedy to express her experiences as a British-Somali woman at Cambridge University in this new documentary

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As a Somali- Deutsch, studying at Cambridge two years this resonated with me on so many levels. Incredible how much of the experiences and stories shared here were my experiences as a Somali Muslim woman studying at four different European countries. So deep and beautiful!
Awa Farah@awafarahh2 Sep 2020
Exciting news! My documentary about Somali women at Cambridge University is officially out and has been acquired by @guardian! Its been a long two years and has not been easy to complete during quarantine but soo worth every second!! 🙌🏾
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Alice Aedy retweeted
Awa Farah@awafarahh2 Sep 2020
Read my @guardian interview with @AedyAlice about the filmmaking process, creative vision and why i wanted to showcase Somali women at Cambridge! theguardian.com/film/2020/se…
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The Guardian
@guardian2 Sep 2020
Share in the experiences of three British-Somali Cambridge students searching for identity and belonging. Watch Somalinimo from Guardian Documentaries today. This film was made with the support of BFI Doc Society @TheDocSociety @bfinetwork theguardian.com/education/ng…
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Fati@fatiabubakarr2 Sep 2020
This is a beautiful body of work!! And touches on so many feelings I had at @DukeU. I want to see this on @netflix ! – at Abuja, Nigeria
Awa Farah@awafarahh2 Sep 2020
Exciting news! My documentary about Somali women at Cambridge University is officially out and has been acquired by @guardian! Its been a long two years and has not been easy to complete during quarantine but soo worth every second!! 🙌🏾
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We are doing a Guardian live event about this at the end of the month - tickets here...very excited to have this conversation membership.theguardian.com/e…

Guardian Documentaries: Somalinimo - Young, British and Somali at Cambridge

Join Guardian Live for the next in a series of livestreamed events in collaboration with Guardian Documentaries.

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Awa Farah@awafarahh2 Sep 2020
Exciting news! My documentary about Somali women at Cambridge University is officially out and has been acquired by @guardian! Its been a long two years and has not been easy to complete during quarantine but soo worth every second!! 🙌🏾
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Alchemiya@Alchemiya2 Sep 2020
Somalinimo, a fascinating documentary take on the British Somali experience of four women at Cambridge Uni by @awafarahh theguardian.com/education/ng…

Somalinimo: Somali culture, blackness and Islam at Cambridge University - Guardian documentary

As students begin to return to universities around the world, four British-Somali students talk about navigating one of Britain’s most traditional institutions: Cambridge University.

theguardian.com
Awa Farah@awafarahh2 Sep 2020
Exciting news! My documentary about Somali women at Cambridge University is officially out and has been acquired by @guardian! Its been a long two years and has not been easy to complete during quarantine but soo worth every second!! 🙌🏾
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This made me tear up! Im so proud of these sisters of mine!!! Continue to win! You made it! I can’t wait to watch
Awa Farah@awafarahh2 Sep 2020
Exciting news! My documentary about Somali women at Cambridge University is officially out and has been acquired by @guardian! Its been a long two years and has not been easy to complete during quarantine but soo worth every second!! 🙌🏾
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All kind of warm feelings when you watch this. Incredible work and beautiful representation. Thank you, Awa and co. 💫
Awa Farah@awafarahh2 Sep 2020
Exciting news! My documentary about Somali women at Cambridge University is officially out and has been acquired by @guardian! Its been a long two years and has not been easy to complete during quarantine but soo worth every second!! 🙌🏾
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Alice Aedy retweeted
Awa Farah@awafarahh2 Sep 2020
Watch the full version here: theguardian.com/education/ng…

Somalinimo: Somali culture, blackness and Islam at Cambridge University - Guardian documentary

As students begin to return to universities around the world, four British-Somali students talk about navigating one of Britain’s most traditional institutions: Cambridge University.

theguardian.com
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Awa Farah@awafarahh2 Sep 2020
Massive thanks to @aliceaedy, the amazing women featured @samipanini, @midnighthaikuu,  miske, the all-female power team behind the scenes and @TheDocSociety for supporting us!! So much love x
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