lives and works in london with an international perspective,
Samaki provides photography and casting services in film, tv, fashion, commericials and music videos with a multi-industry and multi-disciplinary background. She's been shooting since 2015 which led her to casting in 2016. Since then she has had the opportunity to work with and learn from some of the UK's most prolific Casting Directors over the course of her career so far, working on a wide range of projects.
The common theme in her work is to share and explore authentic stories that deserve to be celebrated. On the side she works on Black in Britain, a online blog, connecting audiences to anything and everything Black from talent to history by amplifying.
Personal interests: Archiving and Record Management, 2010s
Get in touch <3
Any Enquiries: stafi@stafisamaki.com
Black in Britain: info@blackinbritain.uk
Actor Enquiries: stafisamakicasting@gmail.com
Articles:
Casting & Street Casting
Specialising in authentic casting through a mix of street and traditional casting. If you would like to be saved in my talent database for future castings, please fill out the form here. You will be contacted via email if you fit a brief, but I highly recommend staying up to date with casting calls posted on my Instagram to not miss an opportunity. For full CV - please email.
Unt. Short Film Directed by Alasdair McLellan // Casting Director COMING SOON
''Mission'' Feature Film Directed by Paul Wright // Casting Assistant COMING SOON
''Her Private Hell'' Feature Film Directed by Nicolas Winding Refn // UK Casting Assistant - COMING SOON
''FUZE'' Feature Film Directed by David Mackenzie // Casting Associate - COMING SOON, World Premiere TIFF 2025
''Hedda'' Feature Film Directed by Nia DaCosta // Casting Assistant - COMING SOON, World Premiere TIFF 2025
''Learning to Breathe Under Water'' Feature Film Directed by Rebekah Fortune // Casting Assistant COMING SOON
''Rituals: Union Black'' Short Film Directed by Akinola Davies Jr, 2025 // Casting Associate
''Big Man'' Short Film Directed by Aneil Karia, 2025 // Casting Assistant (Uncredited)
''Bloomberg, The Contextualist'' Commercial Directed by Brady Corbet // Casting Assistant
''Suspect: The Shooting of Jean Charles de Menezes'' TV Series, 2025 // Casting Associate
''MobLand'' TV Series, 2025 // Casting Assistant (Uncreditied)
''Survivng Earth'' Feature Film Directed by Thea Gajic, 2025 // Casting Assistant. World Premiere at 2024 SXSW.
''The Best Man'' Short Film Directed by Faith Alabi, 2025 // Casting Director
''The Sun Shines on Me'' Short Film Directed by Owain Aistles , 2025 // Casting Director
''Craig David - SOS'' Music Video, 2025 // Casting Director
''Partiboi69 & Skream'' Music Video, 2025 // Casting Director
''Pa Salieu - Belly'' Music Video, 2024 // Casting Director
''Central Cee x G SHOCK 'Built Different''Branded Content, 2024 // Casting Director
''Tove Lo & SG Lewis - HEAT'' Music Video, 2024 // Casting Director
''Tove Lo & SG Lewis - Let me go OH OH'' Music Video, 2024 // Casting Director
''Lizard'' Short Film Directed by NAME, 2023 // Casting Director
''The Kitchen'' Feature Film Directed by Kibwe Tavares and Daniel Kaluuya, 2023 // Casting Research
''Ayra Starr - The Year I Turn 21'' Album Visual Roll Out, 2024 // Casting Director
''Do the Chest Checklist for Coppafeel x Black Women Rising''Online Ad, 2023 // Casting Director
''On Rest & Movement'' Short Film Directed by NAME, 2023 // Casting Director
''Can Yodel Rap Make Its Way To Christmas Number One? for Channel 4 x Dominos'' Mockumentary directed by Chris Chucky 2022 // Casting Director
''Beneath the Surface'' Short Film Directed by Musa Alderson-Clarke, 2022 // Casting Director
''Intimitat'' Short Film Directed by Nosa Eke, 2022 // Casting Director
''All The Little Thing'' Short Film Directed by NAME, 2022 // Casting Director
''Grime Kids'' TV Series, 2023 // Streetcasting Assistant
''This Town'' TV Series, 2023 // Casting Assistant (Uncredited)
''Heartstopper S2'' TV Series, 2023 // Casting Assistant
''PSYCHEDELIC'' Ad for Gucci, 2020 // Street Casting
''Mahalia - Simmer (feat. Burna Boy)'' Music Video, 2020 // Casting Assistant
''#WHYIHAVEPRIDE for Matthew Todd's Pride: The Story of the LGBTQ Equality Movement'' Social Campaign. 2020 // Casting Director
Photography:
Converse London, Create Next Campaign starring John Boyega. BTS Photography. 2021
Adidas #FasterThan | Social Media Campaign. Shot and casted by me. 2020.
NONAMES BOOK CLUB. FEB, 2020.
THE NORTH FACE // LUNAR CAMPAIGN - 2019. Assisting Will Beach.
CARLTON BOOKS. MARCH, 2019. Cast and shot for #WHYIHAVEPRIDE Online Campaign.
HOUSE OF PHARAOHS. 2019. Assisting Will Beach.
BEXEY. 2019. Assisting Will Beach
PAQ X PUMA HOOPS. 2019.
NIKE REACT // GUAP. JAN, 2019.
RUSS. JAN, 2019. Assisting Will Beach.
NAYANA // FEMME COLLECTIVE, ISSUE 3. 2018.
Exhibitions/Screenings:
Night of Dreams Curated a shorts programme with Q&A // 2025
SIXTEEN x S2AU Exhibition curated by Sorry To Annoy U Collective. Work featured is continuous series, called Hair (2019-) for Black in Britain // Feb - Mar 2020.
The Future is Near at Tate Modern - Apart of the curation team, it was a night of art and activism exploring climate justice and environmental racism // 2019.
Other:
Creative Consultant for NHS with 23RED. Featured on Campaign. 2019.