Amyn Kaderali
- Director
- Writer
- Producer
The best word one could use to describe Amyn's upbringing would be: unique. As one of the few Indian-Americans in a Bay Area suburb with parents who were raised in Tanzania and Scotland, it was not unusual for Amyn to hear Swahili spoken at home while his Scottish grandmother made Indian curries alongside "shepherd's pie." This one-of-a-kind childhood produced an adaptable young man open to a variety of cultural perspectives and experiences, eager to tell stories that offer an original viewpoint on life.
After getting his bachelor's degree at UCLA, Amyn received his MFA in Directing at NYU's Tisch School of the Arts Graduate Film Program. He made his mark with "Little Man," which garnered awards worldwide, including Best Short Film at the Slamdance Film Festival. He followed this up with "Take The A Train," starring Kerry Washington ("Scandal"), winner of a Kodak Cinematic Images Award, and the outsourcing comedy, "Call Center," a viral Internet hit.
Amyn has always striven to tell stories that matter by drawing on his own personal experiences. His feature film, Kissing Cousins, a provocative romantic comedy, won the Audience Choice Award at the Asian American Int'l Film Festival. "The Other Side" for PBS/ITVS's Futurestates series delved into the controversial issue of immigration.
Amyn was honored to be a 2010 Disney/ABC Directing Fellow, which led to the opportunity to direct ABC's "Private Practice." He later completed the Warner Brothers Television Directors Workshop and in 2016 directed his first episode of "Supernatural." He has since directed nine episodes of the show as well as a first season episode of "Charmed" and a final season episode of "The 100." In addition, Amyn recently wrote the Christmas rom-com "The Holiday Calendar," which premiered on Netflix in 2018 and wrote and directed "Grounded for Christmas" for Lifetime and Mar Vista Entertainment. Two of his latest television movies premiered in 2022: "A Kindhearted Christmas" and "A Lot Like Christmas" and has two more films set to be produced in 2024. Most recently, he directed three episodes of "Walker" for the CW as well as TNT's "Animal Kingdom,"two episodes of "The Resident" (Fox) and, most recently, two episodes of "Grey's Anatomy.". He is a member of the Directors Guild of America, the Writers Guild of America, and the Writers Guild of Canada.