CineFAM ShopTalk is a video series that further amplifies the voices of Canadian women and non-binary filmmakers of colour. The popular program encourages filmmakers to talk about diversity in the film industry and to share their challenges, further exploring how this influences their filmmaking. CineFAM ShopTalk conversations reveal commonalities across Canada, as well as region-specific experiences.
ShopTalk Episode 1: The Craft of Directing Across Formats
Available: October 22nd
Featuring:
Reem Morsi & Cazhhmere Downey
ShopTalk Episode 2: The Art of Resistance
Available: November 4th
Featuring:
Yazmeen Kanji & Zeynep Gulter-Tuck
Host of the 2025 ShopTalk Series
Asis Sethi – Playback’s 10 to Watch, an alumna of Women in Director’s Chair, TIFF Talent Lab, BANFF Spark, and the Reelworld Producer Program, Asis Sethi’s work has been supported by Netflix, Paramount+, CFC, CBC, Citytv, OMNI Television, WIFT Toronto, and CineFAM. Featured in the Playback Magazine, CTV, The Globe & Mail, and OMNI Television, Asisfocuses on telling stories of those whose voices have been suppressed. Asis is the Founder and CEO of Fly Away Films Inc., a production company which has a diverse slate of features, television series and children’s content. Asis currently serves as a Board of Director for the WIFT+ Toronto Foundation and is the Co-President of the South Asian Canadian Film Federation.
Host of the 2025 ShopTalk Series
Asis Sethi – Playback’s 10 to Watch, an alumna of Women in Director’s Chair, TIFF Talent Lab, BANFF Spark, and the Reelworld Producer Program, Asis Sethi’s work has been supported by Netflix, Paramount+, CFC, CBC, Citytv, OMNI Television, WIFT Toronto, and CineFAM. Featured in the Playback Magazine, CTV, The Globe & Mail, and OMNI Television, Asisfocuses on telling stories of those whose voices have been suppressed. Asis is the Founder and CEO of Fly Away Films Inc., a production company which has a diverse slate of features, television series and children’s content. Asis currently serves as a Board of Director for the WIFT+ Toronto Foundation and is the Co-President of the South Asian Canadian Film Federation.