Sherien Barsoum
Based in Toronto, Sherien has directed and produced several films, most notably Cynara, Ride for Promise and Player Zero, winning the Hot Docs Short Film Pitch and Best Canadian Documentary at NorthWest Fest.
She was the producer of The Colour of Ink, Dreams in Vantablack and Babe, I Hate To Go, which played top festivals internationally and was nominated for a Canadian Screen Award. Sherien was also the story consultant on the Oscar-shortlisted Frame 394 and co-produced House of Z, the first feature bought and distributed by Condé Nast, now on Netflix.
Sherien is a founding member of the Racial Equity Media Collective, which uses research to advocate on behalf of racialized creators in Canada. She is also the former Director of programming for the Reelworld Film Festival and served as a board member of the Documentary Organization of Canada. She is a producer with the National Film Board of Canada.
Creative Producer Indaba 2023–24 participants
Professionals developing or seeking to collaborate with African film projects.