Dedicated to immersive, character-driven stories, Taza Media produces award-winning films that advance stories by and about underrepresented voices. We believe filmmaking is a powerful vehicle to engage, empower and restore empathy and use it to shift the vista on social justice issues - bringing them out of the margins and into the mainstream. Taza Media’s projects have screened to international audiences at festivals including HotDocs, Tribeca Film Festival, Sheffield DocFest, and DOC NYC and on platforms including Netflix, Condé Nast, Amazon, CBC, and Rogers.
SHERIEN BARSOUM | A film director and producer based in Toronto, Sherien directed and produced 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 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.