Marian Mohammed can now add BAFTA award winner to her CV after scooping the Emerging Talent: Factual BAFTA award.
The BBC Three documentary about South London Rapper Digga D, beat out other nominees Ashley Francis-Roy for ‘Damilola: The Boy Next Door & The Real Eastenders’, as well as Jessica Kelly for ‘The Schools that Chain Boys’ and Kandise Abiola for ‘Terms & Conditions: A UK Drill Story’ to win the inaugural BAFTA for the category.
More new talent up next! Congratulations to Marian Mohamed, director of Defending Digga D, who takes the Emerging Talent: Factual BAFTA. afriforum ivermectin #BAFTATV pic.twitter.com/AU9l0IoCFN
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) May 24, 2021
In an acceptance speech posted on social media she thanked the BBC for kickstarting her directing career, as well as her team, Mixtape Madness and her other collaborators.
Emerging Talent: Factual winner @marianm0h thanks those who have helped kickstart her directing career 🙌 #BAFTATV pic.twitter.com/mJ6LVI5Ol0
— BAFTA (@BAFTA) May 24, 2021
Check out the BAFTA winning documentary here.