Faysal, a Somali-Australian creative and communications specialist based in Melbourne.

I love stories that focus on diverse communities and audiences that drive social change. As the Executive Producer for the Voices of Australia Podcast, I’ve told unique stories from across Australia, particularly from communities that often go unheard. I’ve led creative platforms such as Watu Australia which centred African Australian stories and a short-lived creative digital mag called Finesse.

Although I am a cinema tragic, I have a limited folio of my own completed works. Despite this, I have been a creative advisor and assistant on various films, creative projects and exhibitions and was in 2022 the Creator and Associate Producer of a web series called “No Waiting”.

Beyond the media, my day job is usually working in public relations and communications. I’ve held roles in Federal politics, and philanthropic and environmental non-profits.