Film

Film Biography

Hailed by Musical Notes Global (NY) as “a true Renaissance woman,” Aminah Hughes is an Australian writer, director, producer, photographer and musician.

Aminah’s most recent directing project is an 18 minute proof-of-concept for an original television series. Co-written with Dylan Kussman, the film stars Kussman and Allelon Ruggiero and is the first film the actors have appeared in together since playing Richard Cameron and Stephen Meeks, respectively, in Peter Weir’s DEAD POETS SOCIETY. She previously collaborated with Kussman on the music video, What Are We Fighting For (If Ain’t Love)?  which draws attention to the CDC’s determination that “firearms are now the number one cause of death for children in the United States” and acts as an offering to the families who are suffering, to give voice to those who need to be heard now more than ever.

Aminah spent many years as an assistant director and camera operator before stepping into directing. The founder of Sky Woman Productions, her short projects have screened in numerous festivals throughout the US, Europe and Australia. Her screenplays have won multiple contests, taken her to Austin Film Festival as a semi-finalist, and landed her in the top 10% of the Academy Nicholl Felowship. In 2020, Aminah became a member of the Australian Directors Guild and in 2021, she relocated to Los Angeles, where she worked on features for Disney, Pixar, Searchlight Pictures, Warner Bros, Universal, MGM, Paramount Pictures, Lionsgate, Focus Features, New Line Cinema, Annapurna, Sony Pictures, Netflix and HBO Max, and a variety of television series. She is a member of Women in Film and the LA-based Independent Writers Caucus.

A prolific songwriter and seasoned performer, Aminah has appeared on 14 releases in Australia, Europe and the US. Her vocals have featured on film, TV, and game soundtracks, including the highly anticipated BATTLESTAR GALACTICA: DEADLOCK, based on the popular NBCUniversal television Series. A former radio presenter and theatre actor, Aminah is also a voice over artist, recording audiobooks, commercials, and audio description for film and TV.

To support her creative lifestyle, Aminah worked in a variety of intriguing industries. She was a covert writer of witness statements, working alongside state and federal police, and a researcher at the Department of Justice Crime Prevention Unit. Her writing focuses on trauma recovery, women’s stories and examining male characters through a feminine lens. Her visual style integrates truth, power and beauty.

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