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From high school drop out to college professor, native Detroiter Ka’ramuu (pronounced kah-rah-moo) Kush is an international scholar, having taught workshops and/or coached actors from Mexico to Abu Dhabi. For the past 20+ years he's exemplified what it means to survive and actively redefine success in Hollywood. After establishing his reputation as a self-taught creator of independent short form cinema, he would later earn top honors at AFI CONSERVATORY contributing to his graduating cohorts ranking as the #1 film school in the world by HOLLYWOOD REPORTER.

After earning his BA in Literature, Writing and the Arts from THE NEW SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL RESEARCH / LANG COLLEGE and MFA in Classical Drama from SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE, Kush would later earn his MFA in Film Directing at AFI. His thesis film SALVATION ROAD was acquired for distribution by HBO in addition to garnering a bevy of awards, inclusive of the DIRECTORS GUILD OF AMERICA JURY PRIZE. Touted by legendary mentors such as Sidney Poitier, Woodie King Jr and John Singleton, as one of the most crafted filmmakers of his generation, Kush flows seamlessly between the worlds of film and theatre. His award-winning work as an actor and/or director has screened internationally in film festivals including CANNES, SUNDANCE, HAMPTONS, TRIBECA, PAFF, ABFF, LA FILM FEST, HBFF and on the CBS, BET, HBO and CINEMAX networks. His impassioned work as a pedagogue, mentor and coach expands his influence even further.

Amongst other distinctions, he is a LINCOLN CENTER DIRECTOR'S LAB Alum, NEW FEDERAL THEATRE Artistic Associate, 2ND STAGE THEATRE Van Lier Directing Fellow Alum, NBC Directing Fellow Alum, Mentor on President Obama’s UNITED WE SERVE initiative, PAN AFRICAN FILM FESTIVAL Filmmaker-In-Residence, SUNDANCE COLLAB Advisor and voting member of the Oscar Award granting ACADEMY OF MOTION PICTURES ARTS AND SCIENCES (A.M.P.A.S).

Blessed to have discovered his passion for grooming the next generation of artists, Kush roots his praxis as Master Instructor in the Department of Theatre Arts at HOWARD UNIVERSITY where he mindfully gleans as much as he gives, pouring lovingly into his students. He also serves as the Associate Head and Associate Professor in the Acting for Film, TV, Voiceover and Commercials BFA program at PACE UNIVERSITY, the first undergraduate program in the US focused entirely on training the actor for work in front of the camera and microphone.

In addition to teaching, current work includes numerous numinous writing/directing projects, acting when the spirit moves him and building his Detroit-based non profit organization, DETROIT ZOETROPE INC.

He is a doula-in-training and avid practitioner of VIPASSANA MEDITATION http://www.dhamma.org/

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