Second Time Around

Anupa Mistry
Producer, Writer

Anupa Mistry is a writer and producer, and partner at Scenario Media in Toronto. For a decade she worked as a music critic, editor, and occasional talking head with The FADER, Pitchfork, and Red Bull Music Academy. As a filmmaker she looks for stories at the intersection of radical history, culture, and human ingenuity.

Aliya Kanani
Actor, Comedian, Writer

Aliya is a Toronto-based comedian, actor and writer. Her solo show, “Where You From, From?”, sold out at festivals internationally, including Just for Laughs, Melbourne International Comedy Festival and World Fringe. 

Her first role in a feature film, Scarborough, got her nominated for a Canadian Screen award for Best Performance by a Leading Actress. Her second role in film Concrete Valley, just premiered at TIFF.

She has written for the sketch tv-series, Abroad and her web series, Juicy. 

Jasmin Mozaffari
Writer, Director

Jasmin Mozaffari is an award-winning film & television writer/director. Her debut feature, FIRECRACKERS, premiered at TIFF in 2018. In 2019, Jasmin took home the award for Best Director at the Canadian Screen Awards and FIRECRACKERS was named a New York Times Critic’s Pick. Jasmin has branched out into directing television for networks like Netflix, HULU, Global, CBC, as well as commercials and music videos. She most recently directed the pilot for the Netflix series FAKES, and also completed 2 episodes of ROBYN HOOD, created by Director X.

Albert Shin
Filmmaker (Timelapse Pictures)

Albert Shin is a Korean-Canadian filmmaker based out of Toronto, Canada.