SOLACE
Isolated and facing her own mortality, a woman finds solace in the natural world around her.
Filmed in lockdown in Western Australia during the Covid pandemic, SOLACE is a meditation on loneliness, and a reminder that connection is never lost.
Post-production was completed on July 30, 2023 in Los Angeles, where the director now resides.
Run time: 10″ / Ratio 1.77:1 (16:9) / Sound mix: Dolby 5.1 SR
Available as a DCP or digital file for screening.
SOLACE FESTIVAL SCREENER (private)
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ABOUT WRITER, DIRECTOR, PHOTOGRAPHER & EDITOR, AMINAH HUGHES
Aminah is an Australian writer/director with a focus on trauma recovery, women’s stories and examining male characters through a feminine lens. She has worked as a Research Assistant at the Department of Justice Crime Prevention Unit and a covert writer of witness statements, working alongside state and federal police. She spent many years on set as an Assistant Director, before establishing Sky Woman Productions in 2019.
Aminah’s projects have screened in numerous festivals throughout the US, Europe and Australia. In 2020, she was accepted as a member of the Australian Directors Guild and in 2021, she moved to Los Angeles, where she has worked on features for Paramount, Warner Bros, Universal, Disney, MGM, Lionsgate, Sony Pictures and Netflix, as a Scripting Editor in dubbing. In 2024 she became an invited member of the LA-based, Independent Writers Caucus.
Aminah has won numerous international awards as a screenwriter, director, songwriter and musician, and has been a featured vocalist on various productions, including Battlestar Galactica: Deadlock, based on the popular NBCUniversal Television Series.
View Aminah’s full biography HERE.
SOLACE News
Solace welcomes HALO Films as a distribution partner.
WINNER Breathtaking Visuals Award – Valkyrie International Film Festival (Buffalo, NY) 2024
Official Selection – New York Lift-Off Film Festival 2024
Official Selection – Revelation Perth International Film Festival 2024
Official Selection – Tokyo Lift-Off Film Festival 2024
Official Selection – Austin Lift-Off Film Festival 2024
Official Selection – WA Made Film Festival (Perth) 2024
Nominee, Best Narrative Short – Montreal Women Film Festival 2023
Media Contact
Sky Woman Productions is registered in Los Angeles and Western Australia.
Enquiries: skywoman(at)aminah.com.au
+1 (310) 929-5315
