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Riffy is an award-winning film director, writer and visual artist living in London. We are going to have a chat about her background, her inspiration to make her work, studies and latest projects and finally about her artist life under pandemic.

Riffy has had her work screened and exhibited in both the art and film world. She has trained as a visual artist and graduated as film director at the NFTS (National Film and Television School) with a full scholarship from Channel 4.

Riffy looks to tell stories of ‘unlikely heroes’ we don’t always see on the big screen, particularly framed around women, BAME and diaspora identities. Her work cross blends between genres through visceral forms of storytelling.

Check out her work at www.riffy.com

Tiernan is a Canadian singer-songwriter based in Tokyo, Japan. As the guitarist for Nature Airliner, and with his solo career, his songs have been broadcast by over 100 radio and TV stations worldwide. He has also performed in venues like the Hard Rock Cafe in the US and Scotland as well as in circuit-style festivals such as Zandari Festa, South Korea, International Pop Overthrow, Canada and Liverpool Sound City in England. 

Tiernan is performing for us one of his newest songs.

Check out his work at www.tiernansongs.com

Nature Airliner www.natureairliner.com

D.O.G.S www.facebook.com/dogsfromjapan

Erato is a video artist specialised in digital scenography and moving images techniques for live performance, living and working between Athens, London and Berlin. She is a videographer, online content creator and 2d animator and collaborates with choreographers, musicians and media artists. Her work mixes analogue aesthetic and digital compositing tools.

Erato also works as an interdisciplinary educator designing and facilitating workshops for kids and vulnerable adult groups.

Check out her work at www.erato-t.com

Massimo is an Italian photographer currently living in Sao Paulo, Brazil and commercially working as freelance for events, shows, architecture and portraits, while also shooting his own projects on architectural and street photography. Before moving to Sao Paulo, Massimo lived in Dublin, Ireland and in Barcelona, Spain where he studied photography.

Check out his work at www.massimofailutti.com

Co-hosted by filmmaker Colum O'Dwyer www.columodwyer.com 

Richard is an award-winning Armenian-British composer that works across concert music, opera, theatre, film and performance art. His music investigates his dual heritage, blending the rich Armenian folk and liturgical tradition with a contemporary and British sensibility. Richard is also a film director and plays and produces music with various bands in London.  

Check his work at www.rvmelkonian.com 

Co-hosted by filmmaker Colum O'Dwyer www.columodwyer.com