Haaniyah Angus is an essayist, culture journalist, and screenwriter based in England. She specialises in writing about film, internet culture, body image, mental health, and hot takes that plague her mind.
She holds a BA (Hons) in Communications, Media and Culture with Film Studies from Oxford Brookes University and is currently pursuing an MA in Sociology (Cultural Analysis) at Goldsmiths, University of London.
Angus' work has appeared in various online publications such as Gal-Dem, Metro, DAZED, Refinery29, VICE, and PAPERMAG. In 2021, her essay, "Keys to the Kingdom", was published by Penguin Random House in the anthology book Black Joy. In the essay, she examines racism in British cinema and deconstructs the concept of representation.
In addition, Angus publishes personal essays on her Substack called in a panoramic & is the founding editor-in-chief of labaatan zine.
For commissions, PR or any other inquiries, please contact: contact@haaniyah.co.uk
Her socials and any other parts of her carefully curated online persona are available here.
recent work
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Humanity erased: are veneers ruining Hollywood?
Naturalistic teeth might not be the most obvious takeaway from Denis Villeneuve’s sci-fi epic Dune 2, but for Haaniyah Angus, they were. Here, she explores cinema’s addiction to veneers and cosmetic surgery, asking what we might be losing as a result.
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Is the romcom dead?
For the last few years, the romcom has been in crisis, with major studios choosing to focus instead on easy, action-first blockbuster hits
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Veiled Threat: how Islamophobia and misogyny harm Muslim women
A new book from journalist Nadeine Asbali sheds light on what it’s like to live as a visibly Muslim woman in Britain today
interviews & panels
Aside from the panels, she has also delivered workshops on body image, social media, and Black British History for Alec Reed Academy, Brentside High School and Acton Youth Association.