Rachel is an independent journalist and filmmaker. Her short film, Somali Night Fever, published at The Guardian and shot in Somaliland, Kenya, and Sweden, was long-listed and received a special mention at the 2020 One World Media Awards. Her short film Amarapura won Newcomer Short Documentary for the 2016 IAFOR Documentary Film Festival and an Award of Excellence for Content/Message Delivery from the Depth of Field Film Festival.