FF/FM Autumn Sessions consisted of three live, public conversations held at Young Space between September and October 2025. The series brings together Black women creatives working across different creative sectors for candid, insider discussions about their work and their experiences navigating their respective industries.

Inspired by BOMB Magazine, FF/FM pairs practitioners from the same or adjacent fields to reflect on their journeys, compare experiences, and offer insight into the inner workings of their disciplines. Each session features two individuals with shared sensibilities, engaging in layered, peer-to-peer conversation. Intimate and unscripted, the series centres dialogue that allows for vulnerability, and reflection.

All sessions were recorded and later produced as a podcast series, extending the conversations beyond the room. The podcast is available on Spotify.

Sessions

• 11 September: Ama Ampadu & Kemi Lijadu — Navigating the Film World
• 25 September: Kimberly Drew & Faridah — Making Culture: Writing, Public Voice, and the Institutions We Inhabit
• 11 October: Kami Gahiga & Alayo Akinkugbe — Who Gets Seen: Art, Access, and Navigating Power in the Art World

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