Director of inspiring, character driven, cinematic documentaries telling the under told story. Themes focus on stories of individuals overcoming major challenges or fighting injustices and are socially conscious and timely.
Amina's work is inspired by the belief that stories told through words, visual elements, and conversations with all types of people and in the absence of pre-conceived judgment, have the power to break down barriers and stereotypes leading to new paths of connection and positive interaction.
As a true visualizer, she has spent more than a decade interviewing notable thought leaders, and finding under representative communities and people to help tell their stories. Her passion for storytelling comes to life most in film that showcase positive, impactful stories about minority American groups often misunderstood in the mainstream press. Her film Tariq's Cube, won the audience award at GlobeDocs 2018 and was broadcast on PBS World Channel in the fall of 2019. She holds an MA from Columbia University in Human Rights, an MA in Near Eastern Civilizations from Harvard University and a PhD in American religious and minority history from Boston University. She is working on three different character driven documentaries.
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  • Director (5 Credits)
    Dear Refugee. Love, Zarmina2021
    Documentary
    #LiveLikeHaris 2020
    Documentary
    Third Base to Faith2020
    Documentary, Short
    Tariq's Cube2018
    Documentary
    Olympic Gold Runner2017
    Documentary
  • Producer (2 Credits)
    #LiveLikeHaris 2020
    Documentary
    Tariq's Cube2018
    Documentary
  • Writer (1 Credit)
    Ba-Tam
    Screenplay
Audience Award
Tariq's Cube
GlobeDocs
2019
Official Selection
Olympic Gold Runner
Tokyo International Short Film Festival
Award of Merit
Third Base to Faith
The IndieFest Film Awards
Winner - 2nd place
Third Base to Faith
Wheaton Film Festival
Official Selection
Third Base to Faith
Chicago Indie Film Awards
Quarter-Finalist
#LiveLikeHaris
Anaheim International Film Festival
Official Selection
#LiveLikeHaris
Santa Monica Film Festival
Award of Merit
#LiveLikeHaris
The Impact Doc Awards
Finalist
#LiveLikeHaris
New Cinema Film Festival
Award of Merit
#LiveLikeHaris
The IndieFest Film Awards
Official Selection
#LiveLikeHaris
Hollywood Gold Awards
Official Selection
#LiveLikeHaris
Florence Film Awards
Official Selection
#LiveLikeHaris
Venice Film Awards
Award Winner
#LiveLikeHaris
Virgin Spring Cinefest
Official Selection
#LiveLikeHaris
Gold Star Movie Awards
Winner - Best Inspirational Film
#LiveLikeHaris
New York Film Awards
Winner - Honorable Mention - Best Documentary Feature
#LiveLikeHaris
Los Angeles Film Awards
Award Winner - Best Documentary Feature Film
#LiveLikeHaris
Sweden Film Awards
Winner - Best Documentary Film
#LiveLikeHaris
Golden Gate International Film Festival
Winner - Jury Award - Best Documentary Feature Film
#LiveLikeHaris
Port Blair International Film Festival
Winner - Honorable Mention - Best Director
#LiveLikeHaris
American Golden Picture International Film Festival
Semi-Finalist
#LiveLikeHaris
Chicago Indie Film Awards
Official Selection
#LiveLikeHaris
Montreal Independent Film Festival
Director of inspiring, character driven, cinematic documentaries telling the under told story. Themes focus on stories of individuals overcoming major challenges or fighting injustices and are socially conscious and timely.
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