Priscillia Kounkou-Hoveyda

Priscillia Kounkou-Hoveyda is a filmmaker, creative director and recovering human rights lawyer based in Sierra Leone. Founder of the Collective for Black Iranians (2020), where she directs and produces shorts centered on black Iranian narratives. Graduate of NYU Law, Sorbonne and a film school drop out at USC School of Cinematic Arts. Her documentary short "Where My Memory Began" (2023) was selected at PAFF, Aspen Shortfest, Hot Docs and New York African Film Fest. Her work as a storyteller has been featured in numerous media outlets including BBC World, AlJazeera, Atlantic Fellows for Racial Equality, France24 and others.