LAURA ALSTON

Director, Photographer

Laura Alston is a Caribbean American director and multimedia artist who uses traditional and emerging mediums to highlight unsung narratives in a way that empowers and archives the history of marginalised communities. She has exhibited in museums like Studio Museum in Harlem and Tate Britain, designed a building-wide installation for The Africa Center, and creative directed commercials spots for Meta, Tinder, Uber and more. Through her expertise in strategy, marketing and brand partnerships, Laura rose from Marketing Manager at media company Okayplayer, to Associate Creative Director at ad agency Adolescent Content to which now she serves as the Creative Director for creative agency, Artfullyours.

Clients: Apple, Spotify, Atlantic Records, Facebook, Cave Canem, OkayAfrica, Blacktag, Tinder, The Africa Center & More.

Awards: Silver American Advertising Awards, 2 Silver Telly Awards, 1 Shorty Award nomination, Official Selection for Cannes Short Film Festival.