
Shasha Nakhai
Shasha is a Filipino-Iranian writer, director and creative producer based in Toronto. She grew up in Port Harcourt, Nigeria and Bacolod City, Philippines, before moving to Canada in 2003.
Biography
She is an alumna of TMU’s Journalism Program, Berlinale’s EFM Toolbox, Banff Spark, the DOC Institute’s Breakthrough Program, Hot Docs Doc Accelerator, Hot Docs Incubator, WIFT’s Ubisoft Toronto Mentorship, the Reel Asian First Feature Lab, and TIFF’s Talent Accelerator.
Shasha was named one of Toronto Life’s New Hollywood North, The Kit’s Power List of Canadian Women in Film, Canadian Immigrant’s Women of Inspiration, and recently nominated for RBC’s Canadian Women Entrepreneur Awards.
She is a member of the Director’s Guild of Canada (DGC), the Documentary Organization of Canada (DOC), and the Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television (ACCT).
When she isn’t making movies, you’ll likely find her practicing yoga, community gardening, or co-hosting the Technologists for Democracy Film Club.
