Esther-Rennae Walker

Esther-Rennae is the creative director of Cities On Hills, a writer, facilitator and creative producer from London.

ESTHER-RENNAE WALKER is British-Nigerian storyteller from London. Inspired to create stories where she could see herself and underrepresented communities honestly and imaginatively represented, Esther-Rennae began her filmmaking journey. Her first short film, Double-Edged was selected for Newham Rising film festival and her micro-short, 56 Black Men, was selected for Wha’Gwan film festival and EVCOM’s Focus award which earned her a feature in the Evening Standard.

Esther-Rennae’s stories go beyond the screen and have a home on stage and on page. O Wa Niwaju Mi, her most recent poem was runner up for Whitechapel’s Gallery’s Young Writer In Residence and she regularly shares her short poems on her YouTube channel erwstories. Her first ensemble play Islands was co-written with four other writers for Talawa’s Young People’s Theatre Company. Esther-Rennae is also a recent recipient of Art’s Council DYCP fund where she’ll be developing her debut solo play.