From high school drop out to professor, native Detroiter Ka’ramuu (pronounced kah-rah-moo) earned his reputation as a self-taught creator of independent short form cinema. After earning his BA from THE NEW SCHOOL / LANG COLLEGE and MFA from SARAH LAWRENCE COLLEGE, he earned his MFA at AFI Conservatory. His graduating class was ranked #1 film school in the world by HOLLYWOOD REPORTER. His AFI thesis film SALVATION ROAD was acquired for distribution by HBO in addition to garnering a bevy of awards, inclusive of the DGA JURY PRIZE. At heart, he is a guerrilla filmmaker with roots in NYC theatre, evidenced by the dramaturgical core and classic precepts of character and conflict in all of his work. Kush flows seamlessly between the worlds of theatre and film by maintaining work in both. His award-winning work as an actor and/or director has screened to millions, touring internationally in film festivals including CANNES, SUNDANCE, HAMPTONS, TRIBECA, PAFF, ABFF, LA FILM FEST, HBFF and on the CBS, BET, HBO and CINEMAX networks.
He is also a LINCOLN CENTER THEATRE Director’s Lab Alum, NEW FEDERAL THEATRE Artistic Associate, 2ND STAGE THEATRE Van Lier Directing Fellow, NBC Directing Fellow, ABC/DGA Directing Fellow finalist, Pan African Film Festival Filmmaker-In-Residence and Member of the Oscar award granting Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.
Current work includes numerous numinous writing/directing projects and acting when the spirit moves him.
Having taught throughout the country, he roots his work as a Lecturer / Professor in the Department of Theatre Arts at HOWARD UNIVERSITY.
He is an avid practitioner of Vipassana Meditation http://www.dhamma.org/
Representation: Amanda Smith (Lit) and Mark Herzog (Acting) at The Gersh Agency and Gail Levin and Andrew Brown of Levin / Brown Management.
