The product of Jamaican and Ghanaian parents, Ama Anane (pronounced Ah-nah-nee) grew up in two of the wildest places on Earth: Papua New Guinea and Las Vegas. Her screenwriting, stand-up, and poetry explore the identities and experiences that divide us and make us whole. Ama is currently part of the NBCUniversal TV Writing Program, was named one of the Austin Film Festival’s 25 Screenwriters to Watch in 2025, was a 2024 semifinalist for the Humanitas New Voices Fellowship, and a 2024 Moonshot TV Pilot Accelerator Fellow. Cottonmouth is her directorial debut.

A graduate of Emerson College and Columbia University, Ama is also the founder of Good Influence Consulting, which works with nonprofits, foundations, and public institutions seeking to advance a more just world. She lives with her wife and daughters in Los Angeles.