Afaq

afaq is an actress, model, writer, former refugee, and photographer, from Darfur, Sudan. She appears in "On Est Ensemble," "Togæther," "Black History Untold," and several other projections including "Auaati-Leonie Pernet." At the end of 2019, afaq was struck by an undiagnosed illness that left her disabled, and fighting for her life in Philadelphia. Despite tragedy and chronic illness, afaq continues using performance, poetry, and photography to dismantle systems of oppression. Her goal is to make change alongside communities by creating, performing, and exhibiting globally. She is working to heal herself, and everything around her.