Ali Hughes
Writer/Director
Film, TV & Theatre
Film, TV & Theatre
Ali graduated from the Screenwriting MA at Met Film School, Ealing Studios. His first feature script 'Mignonette' won multiple awards internationally, and was a London Film Award finalist. He is the co-writer of the multi-award-winning TV series Dreaming Whilst Black (BBC3/A24/SHOWTIME) which earned him an International Emmy nomination in 2022 and a BAFTA nomination for Best Scripted Comedy in 2024. Ali is currently writing the second season of Dreaming Whilst Black with Adjani Salmon. He is also developing an adult animated series for Netflix UK and an original scripted series with Boffola Pictures.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Dreaming Whilst Black (season 2) 2024 | Showtime / A24 / BBC | Writing |
The Innocents 2024 | Boffola Pictures | Original Comedy Series |
Degree 2024 | Netflix | Adult Animated Series |
Television
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Dreaming Whilst Black (season 1) 2023 | Showtime / A24 / BBC | Writer - 6 episodes. TV adaptation of the web series. |
Short Films
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
A Fistful of Candy 2015 | *Winner of Best Short Film, 4F Film Festival | |
Dreaming Whilst Black 2018 | 4 Quarter Films | 9 part Web series |