Adna is a 24-year-old creator and aspiring screenwriter from Leicester. She’s passionate about telling underrepresented stories and working to make the creative industries more inclusive.  Adna is one of our creators for IN THE MIX 2022, a programme developed by BBC Studios TalentWorks and Black Creators Matter, in partnership with the Barbican.  In this episode, Shukri and Adna discuss -  <ul><li>Why Adna was driven to write her own TV scripts</li></ul> <ul><li>The successes Adna’s had with her scriptwriting development incubator, Babes in Development</li></ul> <ul><li>How Adna found producing her first documentary for IN THE MIX 2022</li></ul> Adna’s clips - <ul><li>Early - A scene from Adna’s TV sitcom script ‘Pipe Dreams’ </li></ul> <ul><li>Most significant - A voicenote from a Babes in Development group member</li></ul> <ul><li>Now - Adna’s documentary ‘Naag Nool’ created for IN THE MIX 2022.</li></ul> <hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

The TalentWorks Podcast

Episode 33: Adna Ahmed

The TalentWorks Podcast invites emerging creators to play 3 clips to showcase the most defining moments of their careers. TalentWorks is a content label within BBC Studios aimed at identifying emerging talent with whom it can partner. The voices you will hear from TalentWorks are Helen O’Donnell, Katrina Bell and Shukri Dirie. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.