AMIRAH ADEM

DIRECTOR | PRODUCER| WRITER

About Me

Amirah Adem is a filmmaker working on her MFA at the University of Southern California. She is originally from Stone Mountain, Georgia. She is a first-generation South African and Ethiopian American. Amirah received her BA in Media Studies at Pomona College. Her first Narrative Short Film Convertible is an official selection to the Essence Film Festival, Sistas Doing it for Themselves Showcase, LA Student Film Festival, and Social Impact Film Festival. Convertible was screened at the Director’s Guild of America theater. It was also a Gold winner for the Telly Awards.

She is now in Post-Production for her second short, Zora and the Zebra, a short film voted to be produced by her peers. It was filmed on an LED Wall. She is currently in pre-production through this summer, for her short film Crown Me, which the USC Thesis committee has selected to become a USC thesis film officially, and selected as a finalist in the Annapolis Film Festival Short Film Challenge Pitch Competition.

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