Shirikiana Aina (born September 9, 1955) is an American film director, cinematographer, producer, and writer. Shirikiana was born in Detroit, MI. She is a member of the LA Film Rebellion. She founded Mypheduh Films, Inc., a distribution company for independent Pan African Films.[1] The company produced several features from the filmmakers of the LA Film Rebellion.[2] She also co-founded Negod Gwad Productions, a nonprofit film company providing support to indie filmmakers.[3] She has taught courses in script writing and film production at Howard University. She is married to film director Haile Gerima.