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Author of Ma Petite Soeur, Solitudes
Screenwriter @metooshortfilm
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Get to know me
New Youtube video is out where I share more about myself, my work and answer some questions. Tap the link in bio to watch it.

#film #filmmakersofcolor #filmmaker #books #writer #writerslife #writersonig
#filmisnotdead #queerwriters #blackwomenwriters #novel #bookstagram #writingtips #blackwriters #writingtips by @audekonan

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3 years ago

I had so much fun doing this challenge. With a decent camera or a phone, we can romanticize our lives and bring more colors to it.

QOTD: What’s your favourite Wes Anderson film?
AOTD: Mine is The Royal Tenenbaums

#wesandersonedit #accidentallywesanderson #wesanderson by @audekonan

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I’m trying Toni Morrison’s writing routine
Toni Morrison wrote in the « marginal hours. » She was a single mother with a job in publishing and a busy life. She woke up at 5:00 AM, and started working. In this video I show you how I applied her method while traveling and whether or not it worked.
Do you write when you travel? Let me know in the comments.

My new Youtube video is 💌 out now!! have you seen it yet? 👀 Check the link in bio

#tonimorrison #writingroutine #youtube #writingtips #novel by @audekonan

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I wrote at length about how Black people in France were on the receiving end of racial domination. But France is not more racist that other countries. Here is why:

A couple of years ago, I wrote an article for @writersofcolour Media Diversified that detailed how racism in France works, how France’s denial of communities who have different racial backgrounds, while applying a violent form of racism was harmful for Black people and how difficult it was for Black French people, who are the biggest group of Black people living in Europe, to remain both over represented and under represented at the same time. The article still remain fatually correct and art the time, was lauded by many Black French people who wrote that they felt seen.
But the problem is that although I never said it explicitly, the article made some Black people, who are not French, felt better about their own situation in their own country. I was hinting at the fact that life as a Black person in France was maybe much harder than in other Western countries, mainly the UK and the US. It was also my vision at the time. And I was dead wrong.
#substack #racism #france #antiblackness #journalism by @audekonan

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September photo dump:
1. Pearls aka @metooshortfilm continues to leave a good life post its life time and it makes me so proud to see that people are still moved by it
2.A picture of a hottie in front of a hottie, isn’t that cute?
3. My health was terrible this month but I pushed through and delivered workshops left and right, and continue working on my novel
4. Speaking of novel, I’m half way through my September novel and I can’t wait to finish it.
#september #novel #writing #workshop #metooshortfilm
How was September for you? by @audekonan

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I used to run a music column for @okayafrica featuring the most exciting Black amternative music acts from all over the world. In this article, I retraced the Black and Queer origins of electro music and highlighted some of my favorite acts among them @lsdxoxo
I wrote this article that was published a couple of years ago. Here it is, dusted from the archives.
To read more about my music articles, head over to my Substack. Have you read it ? 👀 Check the link in bio
#article #musicjournalism #electro #music #blackelectronicmusic by @audekonan

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How many mistakes have you made as a writer? As my first novel celebrates it’s 11th anniversary soon, I reflect on what I’ve learned from my mistakes. One thing with me though is that I learn from my mistakes.
#writing #mistakes #novel #youngwriters #writer

To read more about my articles, head over to my Substack. Have you read it ? 👀 Check the link in bio by @audekonan

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a month ago

✨ BEYOND HER LEGACY: FROM HERITAGE TO LEADERSHIP ✨

What stories will we leave behind for the next generation?

Beyond Her Legacy is more than an event — it is a space to celebrate, connect, inspire and amplify the voices of Black women and girls across generations.

We are bringing together women and girls to explore heritage, resilience, leadership and the power of sharing our stories.

🌸 Sister Story Circle — Online
📅 Wednesday 23rd September | 6:30–8:00pm
🖊️ Theme: Writing About Black Women’s Legacy
Co-hosted by a published author and filmmaker.

🌸 Beyond Her Legacy — In Person
📅 Saturday 3rd October | 1:00–5:00pm
📍 Sporting Clubs Thamesmead, Bayliss Avenue, SE28 8NJ
🍲 Hot cultural meals will be provided!

🎤 GUEST SPEAKER OPPORTUNITY

Are you a woman with a story, experience or message that could inspire girls and women to believe in their potential?

We are inviting passionate women and leaders to express their interest in becoming a guest speaker at our intergenerational celebration.

🛍️ FREE BUSINESS SHOWCASE STALLS

We are also offering FREE showcase stalls for businesses, creatives and community organisations who would like to introduce their work, products or services to our audience.

This is an opportunity to: ✨ Showcase your business
✨ Connect with women and girls
✨ Build meaningful community relationships
✨ Inspire the next generation
✨ Celebrate Black women’s achievement and entrepreneurship

Registration link in bio✨️

Interested in speaking or showcasing your business?
📩 DM us or email info@beyondbraidz.org to express your interest.

Let’s create a legacy that the next generation can see, feel and build upon. 💕✨

#BlackWomen #WomenInLeadership #neighbourhoodwatch #intergenerationalevent #communityhubsthamesmead by @audekonan

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I wrote this article that was published a couple of years ago for Decolonise fest. Here it is, dusted from the archives.
Growing up, I was heavily into rock music. And especially Punk music after stummbling into a copy of the manga Nana by @ai_yazawa . I became so obssessed with it I got my friends to read it too. And then, I began going to punk concerts where people would ask me: ”Why are you here?”.
It felt lonely and shameful until I discovered Afro punk.

To read more about my music articles, head over to my Substack. Have you read it ? 👀 Check the link in bio
#nana #punk #afropunk #manga #decolonisefest by @audekonan

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I’m pleased to announce that my next workshop, Writing as global citizenship in partnership with Jackson Hole Writers, will take place at 9:00am Mountain time this Saturday, September 5th. The final session will take place on Saturday, September 19th, at the same time.

What will you learn?
This:
Writing is protest. The participants will gain the necessary tools to write and put a light on issues they are working to resolve or dealing with on their professional, personal lives or in the lives of the communities they’ve resolved to help.
They will learn how to use various media and targeting specific audiences.

I’ve delivered workshops in Europe, the Uk, Africa and ow the US. I’m so proud of having taught people over the world the power of writing and storytelling. Where should I take my workshops next? Asias? New Zealand/Australia/ The Pacific?

If you’re interested in my workshops, send me a DM.

Buy your tickets for the Writing as Global Citizenship:
https://buy.stripe.com/fZu28r6xMdBncAq6BqfrW19

#jacksonhole #jacksonholewriters #globalcitizenship #activism #writing by @audekonan

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August photo dump
It has been one, long, hot summer. And the good news is, summer isn’t over.
I finally saw benito and I had so much fun and felt so alive
And surpringly, as I felt so happy and thankfully to be a living, breathing creature, grief came back to hit me like a sack of rocks.

I decluttered my family’s storage room and this is what I found. J’ai peur de relire certains de ces livres/magazines parce qu’ils ont très mal vieilli mais qui se rappelle de Muteen et de Witch? C’était tellement ma vie à l’époque.

Muteen c’etait tellement ma vie à l’époque! Je suis apparu dans le magazine en tant que collaborateur une fois. J’etais allé jusqu’a rue des archives pour les rencontrer (je ne savais pas encore que le Marais ca deviendrait mon QG) Ils ont publié une photo trop moche de moi dans leur sommaire. Mes potes etaient choqué de me voir à l’intérieur. A l’époque je savais deja que ce serait le debut de ma carrière de pigiste/journaliste ☺️.

One of the best vegan ice creams I’ve had and 100% vegan, worth the hype @lacremaparis

Another month another workshop! It was boiling hot but it’s great teaching kids how to write about and appreciate their hair

NK Jemisin, that I discovered this summer, is everything she thinks she is and more. She is such a talented and skillful writer and it takes a lot for me to read fantasy.
#nkjemisin #thefifthseason #bookstagram #book by @audekonan

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2 months ago

We are proud to announce that PEARLS will screen as part of SEYTOU AFRICA on Sunday 6th September 2026. The screening taks place 19:00 at Cinéma Reflet Médicis (3 rue Champollion, 75005 Paris). @seytouafrica

The film has ben selected as part of the "Carte noire" selection by the Afro-feminist film festival @wxoolfestival . Pearls screened at the Ẅ XOOL Festival in 2024.

Seytou Africa is a festival devoted to African and Afro-diasporic documentary cinema. It runs 4-6 September 2026 for its ninth edition.

With “Women Seeking” (“Femmes en quête”) as its theme, the ten-film programme brings together work directed or co-directed by women, tackling topics that include searches for missing people, family histories, cultural memory, and lives left out of historical records. Visit @seytouafrica for the full lineup and more information.

#SeytouAfrica #AfricanCinema #DocumentaryFilm #pariscinema

PEARLS
Quand une écolière est bouleversée par sa rencontre avec un homme, elle et ses amies doivent faire face à leurs propres expériences et préjugés.

When a schoolgirl is triggered by her encounter with a man, she and her friends must come to terms with their own experiences and prejudices.

A Busy Kiwi Productions film @busykiwifilm

Written & Directed by Aude Konan @audekonan
Produced by Patricia Hetherington @phetheringtonnz

Starring Paige Edwards, Zara Ramtohul-Akbur, Megan-Rose Barter, and Scott Morrison Watson
@paigey68_ @meganrosebarter_ @scottmw1

Executive Producers: Aude Konan and Patricia Hetherington
Director of Photography: Gerard Puigmal @gerardpuigmal
1st Assistant Camera: Jecelnena Gubatan @shortyninsta
First Assistant Director: Linzy Attenborough @linzyattenborough
Production Assistant: Lucy Sam
Sound Recordist: Geoffrey Pheasant @geoffreyfilmsound
Make-Up Artist: Maria Samuel @mariasamuelmua
Stills Photographer: Chris Bourton @d0vzhenko
Editor: Emily Bussell @emilybussell.editing
Sound Designer: Rob Colquhoun
Colourist: Romain Kedochim, Soda Visual @romainkedochim @sodavisualuk
Composer: Dorrell Ettienne

metoofilm.wixsite.com/metooshortfilm
https://letterboxd.com/film/pearls-2023/
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt23986824/ by @audekonan

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