Shakirah Bourne

Personal Info

Known For Director

Gender Female

Place of Birth Bridgetown, Barbados

Shakirah Bourne

Biography

Shakirah Bourne is a Barbadian author and filmmaker. Her first feature film, the comedy-drama, PAYDAY, was screened throughout the Caribbean, USA and UK. She has written three films since its debut in 2013: Two Smart (writer/co-director), Next PAYDAY (writer/producer) and A Caribbean Dream (writer/director). A Caribbean Dream is distributed by Verve Pictures and had a cinema release in London in 2017. The film won several awards, including Best Drama at the National Film Awards UK, Best International Feature at the Charlotte Black Film Festival and best UK Feature at the London Independent Film Festival.

Known For

Director

2016
A Caribbean Dream

as Director

2014
Payday

as Script Supervisor

Producer

2014
Payday

as Producer

2014
Payday

as Location Manager

2014
Payday

as Production Manager

2014
Payday

as Casting

Writer

2016
2014
Payday

as Writer

Camera

2014
Payday

as Grip

Art

2014
Payday

as Props

Sound

2014
Payday

as Boom Operator