Aisha Ford

Aisha Ford, WRITER/DIRECTOR

Aisha Ford is an award-winning filmmaker with a gift for gracefully humanizing complex issues. With a directing style characterized by empathy and inclusivity, Aisha has a talent for amplifying voices and shining a spotlight on their experiences.

Over the past few years, she has written and directed short films that have screened at multiple Academy Award and BAFTA qualifying film festivals, such as Tribeca, American Black Film Festival, and HollyShorts. 

During her time at NYU Tisch School of the Arts, Aisha distinguished herself as a rising talent, earning prestigious accolades, including the Tisch School of the Arts Dean's Fellowship, the Spike Lee Film Production Grant for multiple of her short films, and the esteemed NYU Wasserman Award for her captivating second-year short film "Royal.” Additionally, she was honored with the HBO Scholarship from the British Academy of Film and Television Arts. In recognition of her promising talent, Aisha was selected as one of the distinguished MFAs to represent NYU at the Sundance Film Festival.

Lastly, Aisha directed an award-winning campaign for Dove and Ogilvy titled "As Early As Five,” bringing attention to critical issues through powerful storytelling. In 2024, her latest short film, Brownies, executive produced by Spike Lee, won the Best Director Award at Reel Sisters of the Diaspora, the first Academy Award qualifying festival for women of color.

Info

eshaford161@gmail.com

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