Warda Mohamed (Writer/Director)

Warda began her career assisting Faye Ward & the Fable Pictures team on ROCKS, where she consulted on the elements of Somali representation within the film. Since then she has worked with Nira Park & the Complete Fiction team, as the assistant to Roger Michell on THE DUKE, and in the AD team on Edgar Wright’s latest – LAST NIGHT IN SOHO.

Her first short SORRY MY SOMALI IS NOT VERY GOOD premiered on BFI Player in June 2021 and has been screened at the Southbank venue. It is also screened at Aesthetica Film Festival 2021.

Expanding her talents into the theatre, Warda co-direct Dugsi Dayz, a comedic adaptation of The Breakfast Club that won the 2023 untapped award and is heading to Edinburgh Fringe this summer.

BBC FILM backed MUNA, Warda’s debut narrative short, is currently on the festival circuit.

She’s currently developing her debut feature, MOON.