The First and Last Residents of the Aylesbury Estate

Shehani was born in Colombo, Sri Lanka and has lived in London for most of her life.
She has been working for The Guardian since 2007 and is a multimedia producer. She has made over 350 films for them over the years on a wide range of subjects. Her documentary ‘Mohamat at Eton’ was screened on Al Jazeera in December 2011.

She has a BA in History from Cambridge and an MA in photojournalism from the London College of Communication.