EDUCATION
2018 | MFA, Documentary Media at X University, Toronto, Canada
2015 | BA (Hons.), First Class Degree, Media & Cultural Studies with Spanish at Kingston University, London, UK
GRANTS, AWARDS, WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES
2021 | Exhibition Assistance Grant, Ontario Arts Council, Canada
2021 | Workshop Instructor, 'Self-love isn't Selfish: A Writing Workshop dissecting methods of self-talk', Aman Space, Amman, Jordan
2020 | Selected Artist, Modzi Arts Residency, Lusaka, Zambia
2020 | Jury Member, Mobile Motion Film Festival, Zurich, Switzerland
2019 | Selected Artist, CineFam Micro Cinema Challenge, Toronto, Canada
2019 | Best Documentary, 'Teta, Opi & Me', Mobile Motion Film Festival, Zurich
2019 | Audience Choice Award, 'Teta, Opi & Me', Mobile Motion Film Festival, Zurich
2017 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2016 | Ontario Graduate Scholarship
2015 | Media & Cultural Studies Award in Academic Excellence, Kingston University
SOLO EXHIBITIONS
2018 | Solo Exhibition: Internal Exposure, Image Factory, Ryerson University, Toronto, Canada
2015 | Performance & Installation: Internal Exposure, Media Convergence (Conference and Exhibition), Kingston University, UK
GROUP EXHIBITIONS
(UPCOMING) 2021 | Courage in Crazy in Regarding Roots, with Cince Johnston & Sara Naimpour, Contact Festival, Toronto, Canada
2020 | 'Untitled #3 from the Courage in Crazy Series' in Loss, A Virtual Exhibition, Women Made Gallery, Chicago, US
2020 | 'In Water I ' and 'In Water IV' in Aqua, Envision Arts Online Gallery,
2020 | Courage in Crazy in Regarding Roots, with Cince Johnston & Sara Naimpour, Contact Festival (Cancelled - COVID 19), Toronto, Canada
2017 | 'Walking the City' in 150, Contact Festival at Ryerson Image Arts Gallery, Toronto, Canada
VIDEO & FILMS
2021 | 'Splintered' by Matilda Davidson, Production Assistant, POST PRODUCTION
2020 | 'Home' by Earlybird (Music Video), Cinematographer, 3.5 minutes
2018 | Teta, Opi & Me, Director & Editor, 25 minutes
2018 | Menaptwi by Natasha Naveau, Digital Cinematographer and Environmental Sound Recordist, 6 minutes
SELECTED SCREENINGS
2021 | Teta, Opi & Me, July Programming, Shasha Movies, Screening Platform, Online
2020 | Teta, Opi & Me, Modzi Arts Gallery, Lusaka, Zambia
2019 | Teta, Opi & Me, Boston Palestine Film Festival, Boston, Massachusetts
2019 | Teta, Opi & Me, Mobile Motion Film Festival (MoMo), Zurich, Switzerland
2018 | Teta, Opi & Me, FICMA (Festival Internacional de Cine con Medios Alternativos), New Mexico, Mexico
2018 | Teta, Opi & Me, RIDM (Montreal International Documentary Festival), Montreal, Canada
2018 | Teta, Opi & Me, Palestine Cinema Days, Palestine
2017 | Cyclical, Nuit Vibrant, Ryerson University School of Image Arts, Toronto, Canada
2017 | Learning: A Taxi Driver’s Advice, A mobile cinema project at Ryerson Image Arts Gallery, Toronto, Canada
2017 | Learning: A Taxi Driver’s Advice, Here In The 6ix at Harbourfront Centre, Toronto, Canada
SELECTED WORK EXPERIENCE
May 2020 - Present | Content Coordinator, imagineNATIVE, Toronto, Canada
Jan 2019 - Present | Contributing Writer, Point of View Magazine, Toronto, Canada
April 2020 - July 2021 | Operations Manager, the8fest, Toronto, Canada
March - May 2020 | Educations Assistant, Images Festival, Toronto, Canada
Sep - Nov 2019 | Social Media and Website Coordinator, imagineNATIVE, Toronto, Canada
Jul - Sep 2019 | Coordinator, Media Archives, Ontario Association of Art Galleries, Toronto, Canada