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Aisha Ford
Writer · Director · she/her
Biography
Aisha Ford is an award-winning filmmaker with a gift for gracefully humanizing complex issues, shining a spotlight on the forgotten people of her childhood. Art is her activism; she hopes her films inspire others to also speak their truth. Her work has screened at Academy Award and BAFTA-qualifying festivals worldwide. In 2025, her work screened at SXSW as part of the HERPower is Global showcase. Her feature script Little Rhonda was selected for the NYU Purple List and advanced in the 2026 Sundance Film Festival Development Track.
Artist Statement
"I make films about the moments that other cameras tend to look away from — the long afternoons, the held breath, the first time you understand that the world has chosen a side. I believe in tenderness as a form of rigor."
Filmography
Selected works.
Recognition
- Best Director — Reel Sisters Film Festival
- Best Student Film — Diversity in Cannes
- Best Breakthrough Performance — Diversity in Cannes
- Social & Cultural Impact Award — Anthology Film Festival
- Best Narrative Short Film — Barbados Film Festival (Shorts on the Beach, 2025)
- Tribeca Official Selection
Spotlight · Brownies
Oscar-Qualifying4 wins · 2 nominations · 13+ official selections across 2024–2025, including an Oscar-qualifying block at Laemmle NoHo 7.
- Best Director — Reel Sisters of the Diaspora
- Best Student Film — Diversity in Cannes
- Best Breakthrough Performance — Diversity in Cannes
- Social & Cultural Impact — Anthology Film Festival
- Best Narrative Short — Barbados Film Festival
- Nominee — Arpa Intl. & Essex Intl. Film Festivals