Episode #111 with SUKKI

" 'I SEE HER' is my first film, and it was a response to seeing the spike of cases of women and girls post-pandemic.  During the pandemic, the cases of abuse in women and girls rose to 25%-33% higher.  It was so bad that they coined the pandemic 'The Shadow Pandemic'.  Post-pandemic cases rose by 8%.  There was another pandemic going on that people were not even acknowledging which was in those confined spaces that became pressure cookers for abuse."

In today's episode I chat with activist, writer & director SUKKI.  SUKKI shares stories about her upbringing and her mixed heritage.  We talk about the importance of mental health & wellbeing & body positivity, why she prefers the power of sound rather than language & why music is important to her.  SUKKI also talks about her activism, including her work with The Sharan Project, Enough Campaign & Children of Venus.  She also talks about her directorial debut for the short film 'I See Her', bringing awareness to domestic abuse. 

During the conversation, SUKKI and I geek out over the music of John Williams, Star Wars, Battlestar Galactica, and SUKKI shares the phrase that continually inspires her.

For futher information about the projects that were discussed & mentioned in this episode, here are the links:

The Sharan Project: https://sharan.org.uk/
Enough Campaign: https://enough.campaign.gov.uk/

Thanks for listening to the episode. I'd like to thank my guest for their time, insight and being a great sport!

I would also like to thank my producer, Ashanti Omkar, for all her hard work.

If you'd like to be a guest, drop me a line at theswingingpalmtree@gmail.com.

Keep Rising & Thriving. Aṣẹ!