Aliyah is a Black and queer film and theatremaker working on unceded Gadigal and Wangal land. She is passionate about exploring messy, uncomfortable and uncharted experiences where the personal meet political through horror and humour.

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As a playwright, Aliyah's work includes SNAKEFACE (Runner-Up: Australian Theatre Festival NYC’s New Play Award, 2024, Developed with the support of Randwick Council's RLI Residency), THE DOG HOUSE (Recipient: Performance Space's Stephen Cummins Residency, 2024) and Four Legs Good (ATYP's National Studio Program, 2023, Commissioned for ATYP's Intersection Festival, 2024, Published by Currency Press). Aliyah is also a member of ATYP’s Fresh Ink cohort for 2024. Aliyah's first musical A Tiny Doll's House was co-created and co-written with Andy Freeborn and produced by the Hayes Theatre Co. as part of their inaugural Festival of New Work in September 2024.

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Aliyah's work in film includes Consume (Official Selection: Melbourne Queer Film Festival, 2024) and The Swell (Finalist: Queer Screen Pitch Off, 2024, Recipient: Queer Screen X Screen Australia Gender Matters Taskforce Professional Development Prize, 2024), as well as a horror feature originally developed through Sydney Film Festival x For Film's Sake's 2024 Platform: Lab incubator.

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In September 2024, Aliyah’s first video instalment piece, doomscrollin, opened The Bearded Tit as part of the FIRE, ASH, STARS, I Attend To Survive exhibition curated by Kelly Dezart Smith. The piece will run until December.

 

Also an experienced note-taker, Aliyah has worked with Roadshow Rough Diamond, Fremantle Australia, EasyTiger, Mad Ones Films & independent producers across a number of rooms. They are currently developing Blood Rush, a supernatural comedy television pilot. Aliyah is an AFTRS graduate.