Kiana is a film maker who works to promote equality for all, focusing in particular on disability rights.

After studying psychology, media and film at Stirling University, Kiana completed a masters in film at the Screen Academy in Edinburgh. She recently completed an internship with Media Co-Op, where she produced a film as part of a campaign against the care tax, through which people with disabilities are required to repay costs of essential care provided to them.

The film, Tax on Me, takes the form of a music video, in which Kiana raps about the issue. Yes, raps. Kiana has a flare for music, and, leading on from her love of hip hop, she has recently started writing and rapping her own lyrics.

Now, she is working on a feature documentary called Stargazing and Spinraza, which will detail her journey of trying to access life-changing treatment for her disability. Kiana has Spinal Muscular Atrophy, a genetic condition which causes severe muscle weakness and can be fatal in severe cases. Spinraza is a newly FDA (US Food and Drug Administration) approved drug which Kiana and many others are seeking to access, with charities campaigning for the drug to become available in the UK.

Kiana and her team held a successful fundraising event for the film last weekend called Turn up 4 Spinraza, and they’re continuing to run a crowd funding campaign.