Rashida Seriki
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Rashida Seriki is a British-Nigerian writer-director, currently based in London. Her short film credits include award-winning debut short The Fence (2018), Colby (2021) which premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, which serves as a proof of concept for her debut feature film currently in development, and Maneater (2023) which she directed for BBC Comedy and aired on BBC Three and iPlayer.
As a writer, her pilot script The Four was a finalist for the Triforce Amazon Studios Writerslam competition and was nominated for the All3Media New Script Award at the Edinburgh TV Festival, New Voice Awards. For TV she has written a couple of episodes for series one and two of We Are Lady Parts (Channel 4/Peacock) and several episodes of Eastenders (BBC). She currently has her original series, Lovelessville, in development with VAL and ITV.
She recently graduated with a Masters in Black British Literature.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BLOOD COLOURED TEARS 2024 | Iconoclast | Writer/ Director |
LOVELESSVILLE 2022 | Various Artists Limited | Writer. Script commissioned by ITV |
P WARD 2022 | 95th Ave / BFI | Writer / Director. Debut Feature Film |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
WE ARE LADY PARTS S2 2024 | Working Title / Peacock | Writer |
GET EVEN S2 2021 | Netflix/CBBC | 2nd Unit Director |
EASTENDERS 2020 - 2021 | BBC | Writer / 4 Episodes |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
LEAVING IKORODU IN 1999 2024 | Film4/BFI | Writer/ Director |
MANEATER 2023 | BBC Comedy / iPlayer | Director |
COLBY 2022 | AKBA Creative / 95th Ave | Writer / Director. Funded by BBC & BFI. Debuted at LFF and official selection of Short of the Week |
THE FENCE 2018 | BFI | Writer / Director. Winner of BFI Future Film Festival New Talent Award & Film Lab Award |
Theatre
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
BABYDYKE 2022 | Talawa Theatre Company | Writer |