Neko
raheela suleman
film + poetry
film
The Guardian features our work on the inaugural Muslim International Film Festival 2024
In The Margins Q&A with Raheela Suleman
SABR (2023) mentioned in Derick Armah's LSFF response
featuring in Other Cinemas' first installation of Into The Margins (2024) 'Islamic Mysticism & Spaces Of Life' curated by Leena Habiballa
'The Not Knower' (2024) premieres at 'Hadra 1: The Polished Mirror' Dhikr Night of Islamic Metaphysics @ The Pseudo Reference Point
'SABR' (2023) & 'the variable' (2023) set to screen at ICO Spring Screening Days 2024 @ BFI Southbank
presenting short film made for Sanah Ahsan's book launch 'I Cannot Be Good Until You Say It' with Bloosmbury
'SABR' (2023) screens at London Short Film Festival 2024
'the variable' (2023) screens at "Cine Astra x Aya Films" film festival in glasgow (2023)
Girls In Film features 'the variable' (2023)
'daylight saving' (2022) & 'koi boi' (2023) screen @ Rich Mix
the variable (2023) screens at Rituals & Ruptures @ P21 Gallery
bounce cinema x BFI film fellowship (february 2023)
co-curated the Daytimers x Middle of Nowhere programme @ Colour Factory (2022)
curated 'It's The Family You Choose' Girls in Film short film festival @ House of Vans (2021)
Exist Without Anyone Knowing, previously at All Points East 2018, BFI, Genesis Cinema, ICA (2017)
poetry
read at 'Lips To The Moon' (2024)
read at 'We Bear Witness' event @ Reference Point (2023)
'unnervingly optimistic 140pm' features in The Road To Nowhere Vol 3 (2023)
circles are better than lines curated by Zia Ahmed as part of KALAK curated by Sarathy Kowar @ Roundhouse Theatre (2023)
Losing Touch commission for Free Word Centre (2020)
Poetry + Film/Hack: Spirited Away @ the Barbican (2020)
poetry commission for Chisenhale Gallery (2020)
6 poems published in Use Words First in conjunction with BBC Radio 1Xtra, BBC Asian Network & BBC Contains Strong Language (2019)
archived readings etc
facilitated panel discussion on the ways that faith & spirituality are depicted on screen with Jamal Mehmood, Zubeda Mir & Zia Ahmed at Other Cinemas' Rituals & Ruptures exhibition @ P21 Gallery
read @ SET Dalston Studio closing festival curated by Gboyega Odubanjo (2022)
read at Bush Theatre Deen and Dunya #2 & #6 curated by Azan Ahmed (2022)
co-curated bitdeep @ Bush Theatre following I Wanna Be Yours by Zia Ahmed (2020)
read at #MerkyBooks Pop Up curated by Yomi ᚢode (2019)
read on BBC Radio London (2019)
read with Octavia Poetry Collective @ Fete at Tate Modern (2019)
BoxedIn: Clash 2018 / North vs South @ Roundhouse Theatre (2018)
facilitated workshops on identity at Beale High School with Sula Collective and Maslaha (2017)
read at Born::FREE #025 | SK FEST '18 edition @ Bernie Grant Arts Centre
Explorations of Home / gal-dem / ASOS Supports Talent poetry commission (2017)
read at Gather Thistles and Expect Pickles @ Hundred Years Gallery (2017)
read with Octavia Poetry Collective for the Women of the World Festival @ Southbank Centre (2017)
Panel Discussion and performance @ Too Young for What - Celebrating the creativity of Jean - Michel Basquiat @ the Barbican (2017)
Screening and Panel Talk @ Stop Play Record Event / Chisenhale Gallery