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I am writing this on the day that my short film will be aired on BBC 4. I wrote and directed the film. It was not my intention to be a writer but when needs must, the devil drives.

Cats are my role models. They sit and wait for you to impress them and when you finally do, you earn their respect and if you're very lucky you may even earn their love and affection. I love their independence and the fact that when you leave the house, they're like 'don't wait up, I got business to handle on these streets'. Some people may be offended by the fact they don't constantly beg for attention and the fact they could probably survive without you but this makes the time they choose to spend with you even more sweet. 

I recently finished making my Christmas Wishlist and wanted to list some items that up an coming vidographers may want to include on their wishlist. Apart from hair products, the majority of my wishlist is videography equipment, which can be super expensive. If someone buys you one of the more expensive items on this list, don't be expecting another present for a decade or so.

A 2014 study showed that £5.25 billion was spent on hair care products in the UK and that black women accounted for 80% of those sales, but how many black owned British hair brands can you name? If the answer is more than three, then well done, as you are in the minority.

When screening my new documentary- Young, Gifted and Grinding across the UK for Black History Month, I held a competition where one of the questions was naming three Black British hair brands. Over 50 people took part but only one person could answer correctly. Instead, many American brands were falsely mentioned. I too couldn't name more than two Black British owned hair brands before I started researching my documentary all about this precise topic.