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. Season two of Dreaming Whilst Black was released in October to glowing reviews. Ali has feature and series projects in development with BBC, DLT, and FX at 20th Century Fox.
In Development
| Production | Company | Notes |
|---|---|---|
Dreaming Whilst Black (season 2) 2024 | Showtime / A24 / BBC | Writing |
The Innocents 2024 | Boffola Pictures / ITV | 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 |