An Afrikan indigenous-led creative Mycelial network invested in empowering radical storytellers advancing the global landback movement.
On “Lakay”
“As a culture worker who belongs to an oppressed people my job is to make revolution irresistible.”
-Toni Cade Bambara
Lakay (“lah-kai”) means home in Kreyol Ayisyen.
After Marla spent 10 years building out their commercial portfolio, (Theater, modeling, TV/film, Voiceover), they realized a pattern. Their liberationist values to decolonize spaces and empower the people were met with accolades until their praxis threatened power structures cemented in the master’s house.
The Time is NOW for liberators to have a creative home to reclaim our stories and self-determination, and to charge forth in a movement that will liberate us alongside Mother Earth.
Lakay Productions offers a myriad of creative services divested from genocide, white supremacy, and all other arms of empire’s capitalist reign. Our productions ensure the survival of Afrikan-Indigenous peoples and reclaim our birthright to unapologetically take up space.
Our team brings together a multidisciplinary range of creative, performance, wellness, and production services available for booking. From writing and design to movement, facilitation, styling, and on-camera/on-stage talent, each team member offers a distinct practice rooted in artistry, care, and collaboration.
Our team offerings
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Choreography, movement direction, performance, somatic movement workshops, and breathwork facilitation in group and 1:1 formats.
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Holistic wellbeing and beauty services spanning design, fashion, accessories, lifestyle, grief workshops, herbalism, plant meditations, and custom oil blends.
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Social media support, beginner graphic design workshops, social media video production, and humor-based awareness workshops focused on disability and accessibility.
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Graphic design, illustration, and web design.
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Creative consulting, production support, styling, commercial modeling, voice-over, journalistic writing, creative producing, and talent services including vocalist, dance, and acting.
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Copywriting, editing, proofreading, and one-on-one writing mentorship for fiction, creative nonfiction, journalistic nonfiction, essays, and short stories.
With every story and artist we connect to community:
We center home, land, and the people who steward it
We demystify the practice of liberation
We create an archive for future ancestors
We create systems of care to support our artists and the communities we come from
We practice reverence for ancestors, elders and those who have taught us the way home
By co-creating with everyday artists and creatives – those routinely marginalized despite being a global majority - Lakay Productions redirects energy:
from oppressive narratives into revolutionary truth-telling.
We serve storytellers without a creative home; the global majority who exist at the margins and fight for liberation; and audiences in need of educational radical media that inspires self-determination and solidarity-building through collective action.