OH, HI!

MY NAME IS KARIMAH. I'M A MONTREAL NATIVE, LONDON AND TORONTO BASED FILMMAKER. I DIRECT AND WRITE SHORT FILMS, MUSIC VIDEOS AND BRANDED CONTENT. I ALSO PLAY WITH FILM PHOTOGRAPHY.

I COULD DIRECT PAINT DRYING AND IT WOULD HAVE A QUEER, BLACK WOMAN HUE TO IT. IT'S PART OF WHO I AM AND I LOVE THAT IT'S INHERENTLY WOVEN INTO EVERYTHING I DO, BUT IT'S CERTAINLY NOT ALL THAT DEFINES ME.

MY JAM IS CRAFTING STORIES THAT DIVE INTO THEMES OF OVERCOMING OR SUCCUMBING TO SOCIAL EXPECTATIONS, HOW SELF WORTH IS BUILT AND BROKEN AND THE DARK TRUTHS THAT LIVE WITHIN US ALL.

…OTHERWISE, I’M PRETTY LIGHTHEARTED AND PLAYFUL!

IT’S QUITE SPECIAL THAT YOU’VE LANDED HERE AND READ WHAT I’M ABOUT. I’D LOVE TO MAKE IT A CONVERSATION —

KARIMAH.ISSA@GMAIL.COM

TIFF Filmmaker Lab, TIFF Share Her Journey Fellow