Aminah Hughes is a screenwriter, director, photographer and musician.

After training in film direction at Curtin University, Aminah worked on several US and Australian productions as an Assistant Director, most notably on Warner Bros. feature Superman Returns, Rowan Woods directed ABC telemovie, 3 Acts of Murder and hip-hop outfit The Herd’s music video for their cover of Redgum classic, I Was Only 19.

She spent four years as a film reviewer on public radio and served on the Executive Committee of Women in Film & Television (WIFT) NSW and as the NSW Representative on the International Board of Directors of WIFT International.

After several years working on feature, television, short, music video, corporate and TVC productions, Aminah headed to Europe for seven years to explore life as a musician and photographer, recording vocals on various productions, including Australia’s Who Do You Think You Are?, feature documentary, Dying to Live and highly anticipated game, Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock, based on the popular NBCUniversal Television Series. Her photography appears on the cover and sleeve of four albums in Ireland and the UK. In 2015 she combined her passions for music and photography to produce the Sligo Musicians Calendar, and employed her passion for justice as the official photographer for the Sligo chapter of the Yes! Equality campaign to legalise gay marriage in Ireland.

When she returned to Australia, Aminah resumed working in the TV industry but what she really wanted to do was direct.

In 2018 she turned her attention to screenwriting, quickly gaining recognition and winning the ScreenCraft Short Screenplay Contest in LA. Her screenplay ‘The Rubicon,’ praised as “sophisticated and nuanced” with its combination of artistic mediums cited as “a master stroke that merits special mention” went to on earn her a number of accolades including Semi-Finalist status at the prestigious Austin Film Festival.

After completing a three month screenwriting mentorship with script editor Barbara Connell, she took the reins as director in 2019, with her directorial debut winning Best Music Video at Revelation: Perth International Film Festival.

Her videos have premiered in New York, Nashville and Melbourne and already demonstrate Aminah’s diverse approach to storytelling. With a feature screenplay in development, she is now preparing to direct her first short drama.