Djaka was born and raised in Paris, France to a French Mother and a West African Father. She starts performing, acting, singing & dancing at the age of eight.
At 17, under the direction of Claudia Stavinsky, she gets cast as the witty Anita in West Side Story and performs at the legendary Chatelet Theater. She then spends a year immersed at the Performing Arts Academy of Skyline High near San Francisco, where she perfects her English. Back in Paris, she pursues her training & studies Stanislavski's The Method. She joins Paris Musical Theater Academy. She works in TV, commercials, and performs in many French Theater Festivals.
At the age of 23, Djaka writes her first play:"What do girls talk about?", a comedy about two roommates stuck in their house on Valentine's night. The play tours in France, Belgium and Hong Kong. Represented by CineArt then Artmedia, she gets cast in french independent films, but returns to Hong Kong where she performs non-stop for about two years.
Graduate of the ISVP Program at Broadway Dance Center, Djaka is selected to choreograph Beyonce's "Who run the world" for the 2015 NYC Dance Parade. She performs in "A world of economics" directed by Pascal Rambert play at the infamous La Mama, is Yelena in New Saloon "Three Translations of uncle Vanya" at The Invisible Dog, and joins Classical Theater of Harlem for their "Romeo'N Juliet" in 2014 and their "Tempest" in 2015.
From 2015 to 2019, Djaka becomes part of Goldcrest & Saboteur Production family, working across both documentary and narrative films, and overseeing projects from financing to casting with financiers, producers, writers and directors. Djaka is a producer on Sebastian Junger & Nick Quested National Geographic feature film: "Hell On Earth: the fall of Syria and the rise of Isis" that premieres at TriBeCa FF in 2017 and receives a DuPont Award for their journalistic work, and produces the documentary " I Want my MTV" opening at 2019 TriBeCa FF.
Djaka recently starred in HULU's Black Stories Present: "Imagine a Moon Colony" and in Solange Knowles produced "Nairobi", both directed by TriBeCa Film Founder Awards winner Philip Youmans.
She also stars in "Words", a love story by Amhalise Morgan featuring Nicholas Pinnock, lead actor in 50 Cent's new TV Drama "For Life" on ABC.
Fierce human's rights advocate, fighting for representation of minorities and the African diaspora across all media, advocate for equity and inclusion for women in the entertainment industry, Djaka' s first short film as a writer director was composed of 70% women crew & cast: "Jazz in Wakanda". The "thought-provoking and powerful story about race and identity" was selected in many festivals including Urban World, Nitehawk Shorts, New Filmmakers Los Angeles, Harlem Film Festival & New York African Film Festival amongst others.
Djaka has several projects in development, including a narrative written by actress of color Yolonda Ross in her directorial debut, a documentary about persons with Albinism, and a TV series set in New Orleans, featuring multi cultures and multi languages - all shedding the light on the experience of diverse and mixed identities, all celebrating underrepresented voices. Djaka is also developing her father's life story, Guinean immigrant who illegally fled the country in the 1970s, lived in Paris and ended up working as an actor in Los Angeles.
Djaka just wrapped her second short film as a director. "For Life" is a comedy about two friends connected in life... and in death. The short film was shot with an all female crew and cast for the Women's Week end Film Challenge.
At 17, under the direction of Claudia Stavinsky, she gets cast as the witty Anita in West Side Story and performs at the legendary Chatelet Theater. She then spends a year immersed at the Performing Arts Academy of Skyline High near San Francisco, where she perfects her English. Back in Paris, she pursues her training & studies Stanislavski's The Method. She joins Paris Musical Theater Academy. She works in TV, commercials, and performs in many French Theater Festivals.
At the age of 23, Djaka writes her first play:"What do girls talk about?", a comedy about two roommates stuck in their house on Valentine's night. The play tours in France, Belgium and Hong Kong. Represented by CineArt then Artmedia, she gets cast in french independent films, but returns to Hong Kong where she performs non-stop for about two years.
Graduate of the ISVP Program at Broadway Dance Center, Djaka is selected to choreograph Beyonce's "Who run the world" for the 2015 NYC Dance Parade. She performs in "A world of economics" directed by Pascal Rambert play at the infamous La Mama, is Yelena in New Saloon "Three Translations of uncle Vanya" at The Invisible Dog, and joins Classical Theater of Harlem for their "Romeo'N Juliet" in 2014 and their "Tempest" in 2015.
From 2015 to 2019, Djaka becomes part of Goldcrest & Saboteur Production family, working across both documentary and narrative films, and overseeing projects from financing to casting with financiers, producers, writers and directors. Djaka is a producer on Sebastian Junger & Nick Quested National Geographic feature film: "Hell On Earth: the fall of Syria and the rise of Isis" that premieres at TriBeCa FF in 2017 and receives a DuPont Award for their journalistic work, and produces the documentary " I Want my MTV" opening at 2019 TriBeCa FF.
Djaka recently starred in HULU's Black Stories Present: "Imagine a Moon Colony" and in Solange Knowles produced "Nairobi", both directed by TriBeCa Film Founder Awards winner Philip Youmans.
She also stars in "Words", a love story by Amhalise Morgan featuring Nicholas Pinnock, lead actor in 50 Cent's new TV Drama "For Life" on ABC.
Fierce human's rights advocate, fighting for representation of minorities and the African diaspora across all media, advocate for equity and inclusion for women in the entertainment industry, Djaka' s first short film as a writer director was composed of 70% women crew & cast: "Jazz in Wakanda". The "thought-provoking and powerful story about race and identity" was selected in many festivals including Urban World, Nitehawk Shorts, New Filmmakers Los Angeles, Harlem Film Festival & New York African Film Festival amongst others.
Djaka has several projects in development, including a narrative written by actress of color Yolonda Ross in her directorial debut, a documentary about persons with Albinism, and a TV series set in New Orleans, featuring multi cultures and multi languages - all shedding the light on the experience of diverse and mixed identities, all celebrating underrepresented voices. Djaka is also developing her father's life story, Guinean immigrant who illegally fled the country in the 1970s, lived in Paris and ended up working as an actor in Los Angeles.
Djaka just wrapped her second short film as a director. "For Life" is a comedy about two friends connected in life... and in death. The short film was shot with an all female crew and cast for the Women's Week end Film Challenge.
