Riffy is an award-winning Writer/Director, and Visual Artist based in London. She trained as a visual artist at Central Saint Martins and graduated with a master's in Directing fiction at NFTS (National Film And Television School) with a full scholarship from Channel 4 in 2020.

Her work has been screened at Oscar and BAFTA qualifying festivals and the art world and was selected for 2016/2017 H.Club Foundation's Emerging Creative for Film and TV, featured as one of Channel 4’s Spotlight on Directors in 2018, WFTV All Nations England 2022 mentee, Circa X Dazed Finalist, Class of 2022, Shortlisted for the 1.4 Awards, Bifa Springboard 21/22, Bafta Connect, and on the Cowboy Films/Netflix TOP BOY director mentoring scheme, shadowing Myriam Raja and directing second unit.

Her recent short ‘The Call’ supported by BFI.Network starring Jo Martin and Amarah-Jae St. Aubyn is in the festival circuit and is currently on Directors UK Inspire cohort 2024/25 (mentored by Mahalia Belo) working on her debut feature.

Riffy loves to tell stories about ‘unlikely heroes’ we don’t always see on the big screen at turning points in their lives, particularly framed around women and diaspora identities. Her work is eclectic, cross-blending between genres through visceral forms of storytelling.