Bio

Khadifa Wong is a Director whose work spans both the US and the UK.

Her debut documentary, UPROOTED: THE JOURNEY OF JAZZ DANCE is currently streaming on HBO Max in the USA and available to buy or rent on Amazon/Apple/Sky and Rakuten in the UK. Produced by LDR Creative in Los Angeles, the film had its international Premiere at Raindance 2020 and has since picked up numerous awards including Best Documentary at the Pan African Film Festival, Micheaux Film Festival and Dance on Camera at Lincoln Centre.

Since then Khadifa has gone on to become a Jerwood Assistant Director at the Young Vic and a Screen Director at the National Theatre and was awarded the Alice Guy-Blaché Emerging Female Filmmaker Award in 2021.

In 2020 also Khadifa became a Creative Associate with Jermyn Street Theatre. For Jermyn Street she was Assistant Director on 15 Heroines and directed readings for I'm Your Rope and Masque. As Director her credits include, How I Learned to Swim, La Gringa and Adventurous (Jermyn Street), Black Women Dating White Men (Drayton Arms Theatre) and Run to the Moon (Five Plays at the Young Vic).

She has spent 2023 working with both the NT on Best of Enemies and a project for Depo Films in Turkiye.

Khadifa is also developing several projects across both narrative and documentary.

Film

Khadifa started in film directing and producing award-winning shorts including, The Woman Who Knocked on My Door, Lunar Park and Mondays.

Uprooted is her debut feature documentary.

Theatre

Khadifa had previous work in theatre as a dancer and then as a West End costume dresser and an assistant supervisor for the Royal Opera House. She made her directing debut with Somebody Jone’s BLACK WOMEN DATING WHITE MEN. After gaining experience assisting Kwame Kwei-Armah, Adjoa Andoh and Tom Littler Khadifa has gone on to direct several plays and rehearsed readings in partnership with Somebody Jones.

Screen Director

Khadifa was approached by the National Theatre in 2020 to mix her love of film and theatre and be a freelance member of their NT Live team. In addition, the NT helped facilitate Mentorship and Training with renowned Director Robin Lough so that Khadifa could also work on NT Live Cinema broadcasts. Credits with the NT include, Rockets and Blue Lights, All of Us and Best of Enemies.