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

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Aliyah's debut play SNAKEFACE, a Black and queer reimagining of the myth of Medusa, was the runner-up for the Australian Theatre Festival NYC’s New Play Award in 2024. SNAKEFACE premiered at Belvoir Downstairs in April 2025 to five stars from the Sydney Morning Herald.

 

At the moment, Aliyah is working with Sydney Opera House and Performance Space as one of the inaugural Create Space resident artists. Through this residency, she is developing a new work, THE DOG HOUSE, which was initially developed through Performance Space's Stephen Cummins Residency. Aliyah's other stage works include short play Four Legs Good (ATYP's National Studio Program, 2023; Commissioned for ATYP's Intersection Festival, 2024; Published by Currency Press) and musical A Tiny Doll's House (Co-created and co-written with Andy Freeborn; Hayes Theatre Company's inaugural Festival of New Work, 2024). Aliyah was also a member of ATYP’s Fresh Ink cohort for 2024. 

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Aliyah's short film Consume had its world premiere at the Melbourne Queer Film Festival in 2024, and then went on to play at the Art Gallery of NSW for Sydney Mardi Gras. It is currently touring festivals both nationally and internationally. Their other film work includes 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 at The Bearded Tit as part of the FIRE, ASH, STARS, I Attend To Survive exhibition curated by Kelly Dezart Smith. 

 

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.