Romeo Candido
Writer, Director, and Musician

Romeo Candido is a writer, composer, director and showrunner. TV writing credits include Another Life (Netflix) and Son Of A Critch (CBC). As a television director credits include Circuit Breakers (Apple TV), Workin’ Moms (CBC), This Hour Has 22 Minutes (CBC), Popularity Papers (BBC), Second Jen (Rogers). As a showrunner, The Next Step (BBC) and the award winning 10 part musical series Topline (CBC GEM), which he served as creator, director and composer. Feature film credits include Lolo’s Child, Ang Pamana: The Inheritance and Prison Dancer: The Interactive Musical.

Shasha Nakhai
Director, Producer, Compy Films

Shasha is a storyteller whose work has taken her to the Hawaiian coastline, the ski slopes of Davos, a Cold War bunker, the engine room of a decaying ship, Philippine sugar mills and the front lines of Nigeria’s energy crisis.

Her work has aired on the BBC, CBC, ZDF, and Arte; screened at the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA); been nominated for 16 Canadian Screen Awards; named TIFF’s Top 10; and shortlisted for an Oscar.

With over a decade of experience in documentary, Shasha recently released her first drama feature, Scarborough, adapted from the award-winning novel by Catherine Hernandez, and co-directed with Compy Films partner Rich Williamson.

Martin Edralin
Director

Martin Edralin is a Toronto-based filmmaker. His first short film, Hole (2014), won the Grand Prize at Clermont-Ferrand, jury prizes at Locarno and Seattle, and screened at Sundance, TIFF, and BFI London. His second short, Emma (2016), was selected in TIFF Canada’s Top Ten and won Best Live Action Short at the Rhode Island IFF. His debut feature, Islands (2021), premiered at SXSW and was awarded Special Jury Recognition.