EAST LONDON FILM FESTIVAL
FILMMAKERS
Rafael Romhanyi
UEL student
Rafael Romhanyi, is a twenty-one-year-old film student studying film at University of East London. He has known from a very young age that he wants to work in the film industry; he remembers watching films like Bugsy Malone or any Disney film and being completely captivated by them. However, nowadays, he cites films like Buffalo ’66, Blue Velvet and the films of Pedro Almodóvar as some of the films he takes inspiration from.
Before enrolling at UEL, he worked as a runner or helping in the art department on various different advert and music shoots. Also, he has directed almost all the short films he has made, and he writes as well. His aim in life is to one day write and direct a feature film but for now, he is currently developing a selection of different short films he has written.
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Naomi Tiggs
UEL student
Naomi Tiggs is a writer, producer and director. She is from San Francisco, California and moved to London to study film. She has always had a love of filmmaking ever since she was young. She looks up to filmmakers like Lena Waithe, Sofia Coppola, and Melina Matsoukas. Her art page on Instagram is @tochangetheworldyouknow. That is where she posts her projects including the three films she worked on which are featured in this festival, along with other pieces of work. She is starting a production company called 7thVision Productions, with her peer Sade Borishade. Together they produced their first short film in 2021 When I Close My Eyes.
Julian Alexander
Filmmaker
Julian Alexander was born and raised in Norfolk, VA before moving to Las Cruces, New Mexico in 2007. After a film internship in London in 2009 with LutiMedia, Julian realized this passion of his is a possible and attainable career. This inspired him to continue creating films and stage productions, producing dozens of films throughout his collegiate career at New Mexico State University before taking a seat in the director’s chair for his first short film Buffalo in 2014 starring Craig Tate (Twelve Years A Slave, Snowfall) about the Buffalo Soldiers.