FRIDAY is a short documentary about a historically Black Brooklyn mosque’s battle against New York City gentrification. The film was directed by Aisha Amin & produced in collaboration with the Jacob Burns Film Center. It’s been named a Vimeo Staff Pick, & has been picked up for distribution by The Bureau of Creative Works.
Aisha Amin is a NYC-raised, Kenya-born filmmaker.
As a director, she works across experimental, narrative & documentary forms to tell authentic stories built from real experiences. Her past film projects have explored & highlighted overlooked communities — particularly in New York City, including formerly incarcerated mothers &communities struggling under gentrification.
She was a recipient of the 2019-2020 Sally Burns Shenkman Woman Filmmaker Fellowship at the Jacob Burns Film Center where she directed two short documentaries. She is also a recipient of The Shed's Open Call Fellowship. Her latest film 'Choir' was featured at BAMCinemaFest 2021.
Aisha’s MFA, in Directing & Writing, is from Columbia University.
