“I Am London” is a short film produced by Clarence Films for the launch of Historic England’s “Keep It London” Campaign “Keep It London” – says Historic England – is about keeping London’s big old heart beating. Lots of fuss is made over London, lots of hype. I love London. It’s where I was born […]
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Ayesha Casely-Hayford | Actress blog I spent Christmas and the lead up to the New Year in Ghana – Happiness in Ghana. With my granny, aunts, uncles, cousins and my just turned three-year old nephew, Isaiah. Waking up to palm trees, sunshine and stepping out of the house to be greeted by warmth. It’s a […]
Film: “The Last Kill”
2014 started, I blinked and the next minute I knew I was shooting my first full-length feature film. Just before I got the audition I had a dream about shooting a film (love it). The dream was lonely and a bit cold and when I woke up the first thing I said to myself was […]
Di Baci bisous kissy kiss kiss
My brother will be closing his eyes and turning away from the screen – I have been kissing again in my films and he hates it, poor boy. My last short film “Mama’s Boy” in which I play the girlfriend of the lead is now complete, mwah. On the back of this, I’m doing my first […]
Short film: “Mama’s Boy”
“Mama’s Boy” is a ThreadHouse Production. It is a story written by Jane Lowe (who also produced the film). The director was Zohaib Ali. I featured me as the girlfriend, “Tanesha”. The film is an urban drama about a young guy, Michael, stuck in a depressing life cycle of violence and gang culture, trying to […]
Music Video: You Make Me Smile
We shot this music video in around three hours, just me and the camera man/director Francesco Bori. The song “You Make Me Smile” was written by Gregg Cain but the singer is anonymous, which is a shame as it’s beautiful. The idea of the film is that there is a memory…that carries the character through […]
Pride
It has been a week of progress. I’ve been busy with theatre, film, voiceover work and auditions. What has been on my mind though is the topic of equality. At my Equity Branch meeting last month we were discussing the Bechdel test: representation of women in film. You can read more here but essentially this has […]
Farewell Finchley Bring on Brixton and Jesus Rocks
This weekend I’ve crossed the river and moved from Finchley to Brixton – North to South London. It’s a bit different…compared to the quiet greenlands of Finchley, Brixton is buzzing and on the edge of being nuts. It’s exciting. I’m not quite settled but everything seems pretty much on my doorstep. In the middle of […]
Short Film “The Waiting Room”
“The Waiting Room” is an rKive Production, written and directed by the wonderful and inspiring Monica Dee. I play the character of “Matron” – a strong and controlling African woman – so much fun. “The Waiting Room is “a short story that is driven by flash backs connected to the present day. A young women meets a […]
“That’s the fastest my feet ever moved!”
It’s been a bitsy “what’s happening now?” week. Our short film “Silent Disco” unfortunately didn’t make the shortlist for the Virgin Media Shorts and I had some auditions cancelled due to re-scheduled filming dates. On more active news, the new school term at Morley College has started so my tap and ballet lessons begin again. […]