FEEL IT.STREAM
Cecile Emeke

Cecile Emeke

Directing

Biography

Cecile Emeke is a British filmmaker, writer and artist from London. She is known for the online documentary series Strolling, as well as the short film turned web series Ackee & Saltfish. Emeke's work has been featured by press worldwide and she was selected as one of Broadcast magazine's 2015 Hot Shots.

Known For

Insecure
7.1

Follows the awkward experiences and racy tribulations of a modern-day African-American woman.

Insecure

2016
No image
N/A

Comedy Feeds is a sitcom / sketch show featured on BBC Three since 2014. Each Comedy Feed showcases emerging new talent by making their pilot shows available exclusively on BBC iPlayer.

BBC Comedy Feeds

2012
No image
N/A

Olivia and Rachel go to pick up takeaway food after Rachel forgets to soak the saltfish.

Ackee & Saltfish

2015
Strolling
10.0

strolling (2014-2016) twenty seven episodes, various lengths, colour, digital, uk/usa/jamaica/netherlands/italy/france/belguim strolling is a documentary series that follows the dialectical ruminations of people of the black african diaspora whilst walking within their locality. the series began in london and expanded to paris, amsterdam, brussels, milan, new york and kingston, covering various subjects. the series also explores the physical manifestations of these intimate yet global discussions. emeke, who was the cinematographer and editor on this project, takes a deliberately subjective approach, lingering the lens on fleeting and subtle secondary processes that emerge manifest through hands, feet, gesture and positionality to the space in which each interviewee occupies, perhaps made possible by emeke’s decision to film subjects alone, or with only one other person present.

Strolling

2014
The Ancestors Came
N/A

This short film explores the life and work of prolific artist Faith Ringgold. By eschewing linear narrative and drawing connections within her collection of works, the film weaves a larger narrative throughout the story.

The Ancestors Came

2017