Through the alchemy of intention, AnAkA’s multimedia practice reconnects the Self to ancient wisdoms severed from personal and collective bloodlines. Since 2012, AnAkA has cultivated an ethnographic project entitled AKTIV8: an original archive of photos, films, music, dance, tattoos and herbal creations. AKTIV8 is created with the intention to document and strengthen the heartbeat of the Afro Indigenous movements, practices and rituals of our current time. In order to share and exchange this cultivation of sacred wisdom, AKTIV8 archive presents itself as shapeshifting experiential portals: a physical space woven with AKTIV8 sounds, movement and visuals.

As a self-proclaimed "World Builder" and "Story Doula", AnAkA is a master of finding the soft spots of creation where organic artistry is evoked by Higher Consciousness. She focuses on two specific ways Spirit is omniscient in art: first, how Spirit and ritual are an integral part of the creation process; and second, how oppressive systems affect the Spiritual creativity and resource accessibility of artists.

AnAkA's creations within Creative Direction, Film, Photography, Tattooing, Visual Art, Event Curation, Dance, and Herbal Healing is what encompasses the AKTIV8 Movement. AnAkA's work brings global communities together through the common thread of creation in order to focus on the roots of  infinite knowledge we share across the world.

Janelle Monáe - Only Have Eyes 42 Music Video - Director - January 2024

Chief Adjuah x Stretch Music - Creative Director - 2023 - Present

R3Imagine Immersive - Head Curator - 2023 - Present

Path to Progress: FM Broadcast NIKE - Director - February 2022

American Express Diversity Initiative - Director - September 2021

State Farm x Condé Nast Good Neighbor Series - Director - September 2021

Mufaro’s Garden Music Video by Georgia Anne Muldrow - Director, DOP & Editor - May 2021

Employees of Netflix - Editor & Director - July 2020

Understand Yourself Official music video for Theo Crocker Feat Chronixx - Editor - January 2020

Wahala on the Rocks official music video for Gigi Atlantis - Director, Editor - January 2020

East Official Music Video for OSHUN - Director, DP, Editor - December 2019

Salvadores de la Medicina [Saviors of the Medicine] Short film - Director, DP, Producer -October 2019

24 Hours with FKA twigs - Vogue Magazine - Director, DP, Sound - September 2019

Diesel Jeans Jason Rembert Campaign - Director & Photographer- August 2019

Levis’ PRIDE 2019 Global Campaign - Director & Photographer -June 2019

Practice: an FKA twigs short film - Director, Cinematography & Photo - Object & Animal- TBR 2019

Magic and Melanin: Return to the Motherland Abroad Program - Content Direction - December 2019

Roller Skaters of Mombasa - Art Direction, Film & Photo - Commissioned by Getty Images & Supported by Art Noise Nigeria - Mombasa, Kenya 2018

Kidd Hunta Official Look Book - Creative Direction, Photo & Video- Johannesburg, South Africa 2018

Sun Xa Experiment - Film Direction - Mini Documentary filmed in Soweto, South Africa - 2018

Afrofuturistic Gangsterism by Nazlee Saif Official Music Video - Film Direction & Edit  - Cape Town, South Africa 2018

ALLYUUGOT by Luca Williams Official Music Video - Art Direction, Film Direction, DOP & Edit - Cape Town, South Africa 2017

OPENISM Official Look Book - Art Direction & Photo - Philadelphia, PA 2017

Poor Git Da $$ by lojii & Swarvy  Official Music Video - Art Direction, Production, Film Direction & Edit - Los Angeles, CA 2017

Refinery 29, Black Girl Magik Denim Shoot - Film Direction & Photo - Columbia, SSC 2017

The Wake Up Call by Nazlee Arbee Official Music Video - Art Direction, Film Direction & Edit - Cape Town, South Africa 2016

Beats by Dre - Event Photography - Los Angeles, CA 2014-2016

For Free? by Kendrick Lamar Official Music Video - Photo - Los Angeles, CA 2015

Universal Music Group - Photo Intern - New York, NY 2015

Afropunk Festival Recap for VICE & Beats by Dre - Photo - New York, NY 2015

The Pressure by Jhene Aiko Official Music Video - Photo - Los Anglees, CA 2014

Feel That by Vic Mensa Official Music Video - Photo - Los Angeles, CA 2014

African Film Festival NY - Menes De Griot short film premiere - May 2022

Black Lives Matter Portland State University Exhibition - PSU Museum - January 2022 - April 2022

The Shed Open Call Emerging Artist: AKTIV8 Archive Portal - Performance & presentation of AKTIV8 Archive, an ethnographic research visual project & music & dance piece 8 years in the making. Commissioned by The Shed NY. July 2021

Chale Wote Festival - Film Screening - Accra Ghana - December 2019

Lagos Photo Festival - Photo Exhibition & Film Screening- Lagos, Nigeria - October 2019

The Portland Art Museum Presents Monuments: The Earth Expedition of Sun Ra - Soundscape & Video Curation - Portland, OR 2018

Art Noise Nigeria Artist Residency - Mural - Nairobi, Kenya - 2018

"August House Open Studio" Group exhibition curated by Olwethu De Vos, Johannesburg, South Africa - 2018

"Imagery is Infinite Artkives" Solo Exbition, Knext Art Gallery, Cape Town, South Africa 2016

"Imagery is Infinite Artkives Pop Up" Solo Exhibition, The Nest Space, Cape Town, South Africa 2016

"The FAME Project: Exhibition 3 / Silient Zine Premiere" Solo Exhibition, Contact Photo Lab, Los Angeles 2016

"The FAME Project: Exhibition 2" Solo Exhibition, the Living Gallery, New York, NY - 2015

"The FAME Project: Exhibition 1" Solo Exhibition, the J3 Collective, Los Angeles, CA - 2015

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