| Aisha Nia Summers
graduated from Howard University, Cum Laude, in the Spring
of 2003. While attending she majored in Communications
and minored in Theatre Arts. During a two year internship
at Carlyn Davis Casting Studio in Washington, DC, she
started auditioning and appeared in several commercials.
She took note that there were not many positive roles
for African Americans females for feature films or television
to audition for. Always a woman of high value and professionalism,
Aisha Nia was not discouraged but instead decided not
to complain about the problem but instead do something
about it. Driven by the idea, she decided to add screenwriter
and producer to her list of credentials.
Soon after graduation Aisha Nia moved
to Los Angeles to make her mark on the industry. Shortly
after arriving she started auditioning for roles and was
cast in two feature films. She also worked as a producer
on the popular reality series, “Boys Town.”
She was also cast for the Destiny Child video “Loose
My Breath,” and has appeared in a series of shorts.
Recently, Aisha Nia collaborated with
MCF Productions to join their powerhouse production team
in the filming of “Maximum Cage Fighting,”
where she took on the dual role of producing and acting.
Currently, she finished her first feature script, “Snapshots,”
which will begin filming in the Summer of 2006.
Aisha Nia still studies acting and
has taken several screenwriting courses. Her immediate
goal is to act in and produce more feature films while
continuing to write more scripts. Her ultimate goal is
to change the perspective of African American women in
film with her projects. Her dream role would be to play
a; “kick-ass black action hero in a dramatic feature
film.” Her inspirations are Angela Bassett because
she never sacrifices her integrity or values when choosing
roles and her mother because she has always been supportive
of her endeavors.
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