Fatima is a Sudanese-British writer and director who works across both fiction and non-fiction mediums. Her career started as a video journalist working in the heart of the BBC newsroom in London.

From there, she transitioned to documentary production at BBC Studios, where she got to work on the landmark film 'Whoever Heard of a Black Artist?', introducing audiences to the criminally overlooked artists of African, Caribbean and Asian descent who shaped modern British art.

Fatima Wardy is currently pursuing an MFA in Film and Media Production at the University of Texas at Austin. Her studies have been supported by various scholarships including a BAFTA/Fulbright Award in 2021, a Pigott/BAFTA Scholarship in 2022 and the Jesse H. Jones Fellowship in 2023.

Fatima draws inspiration from her Sudanese heritage, especially the oral storytelling traditions of the Nubian tribes of her grandparents. Lately her work has focused on the theme of displacement and how it has impacted individuals from across the black diaspora.