Photo by Justin Lee.
HUGHES RANSOM
Hughes is a writer/director from Kansas City, Missouri currently living in Los Angeles. He weaponizes self-doubt, caffeine, and 3 am bursts of creative energy to write social satires and existential tragicomedies.
His debut short, Sick Day (2024), starring Amita Rao (Adults) and James Adomian (Jimmy Kimmel Live!), hit the Austin, San Luis Obispo, and Sun Valley Film Festivals and earned a nod in Deadline. His scripts have been featured on the Black List platform, and he’s grabbed all the coffees as Aline Brosh McKenna’s showrunner’s assistant on the Amazon half-hour comedy series ALL STARS.
He’s penned episodes for Spotify’s original podcasts Crimes of Passion and Unexplained Myseries, plus a handful of projects that will for sure win awards once someone funds them.
A University of Pennsylvania grad and Fulbright scholar, Hughes tackles class conflict and queer identity by sprinkling absurdism into realist tragicomedies. But they’re funny. He promises.
His next short film, Here We Are Again, starring Eros de la Puente (LOS FRIKIS) is currently in post-production and is aiming for a 2026 festival run.