Abdou Cissé is a writer, director and creative from South London. His directorial debut, Serious Tingz, won Best Narrative Short at the 2019 Shiny Awards and was nominated for a BIFA. Serious Tingz went on to be selected by many film festivals, featuring on ITV news, Tate Modern & Britain; as well as the National Prison Radio. This amassed publicity enabled Serious Tingz to reach over 90,000 prisoners across the UK. He also built a successful career creating award winning campaigns for brands such as Apple, Nike, and Google. Building upon the success of his 2024 BAFTA nominated & BIFA award winning short, Festival of slaps, Abdou made his TV directorial debut as the lead director for the BBC series, Grime kids, written by Theresa Ikoko.