Sienna Jacob is an Eritrean-American filmmaker based in London, currently completing an MA in Filmmaking at Goldsmiths, University of London. Her graduate film ‘Blowout’ dramatises the struggles of a young woman, Lydia, the only black employee in a high-end London hair salon, as she navigates feeling invisible in the workplace.
Prior to working in film, Sienna completed a BA in Photojournalism and Documentary Photography, where her final major project was selected as a highlight of the University of the Arts London 2020 Graduate Show by the Evening Standard. She has also worked as Editor-in-Chief of the first edition of ‘2001 Magazine’, which was profiled by the Columbia Review of Journalism.
