Zipporah Yohannes

Zipporah Yohannes is a recent undergraduate from Ryerson’s Media Production program. She writer and director born and raised in the GTA. With a fascination for drama storytelling, on paper and screen, this genre spills into her personal works. In October 2020, Zipporah wrote and co-directed the short film, “RIPEN” (@ripenfilm). A short dramatic film about a young Vietnamese-Canadian father learning to understand his severed relationship with his young daughter. As a first-generation-born Eritrean-Canadian, she is dedicated to continuing to create new stories that showcase diversity, relationships and relearning lost culture. Zipporah is currently in pre-production for her next short film.