Director's Works
Human Rights Campaign, Daniel Really Suits You Karimah Zakia Issa
Karimah is a Montreal native, Toronto and London based filmmaker whose work is centered around crafting stories that dive into themes of social expectations, self worth, and the invisible connections between us all. She was selected for the 2023 TIFF Filmmaker Lab as well as TIFF’s Share Her Journey Fellowship. Her narrative short ‘Scaring Women At Night’ (TIFF, BFI Flare, FNC ‘22), adapted from the short story written by Ace Clamber, is a Vimeo Staff Pick and won the world's largest lgbtqia+ award - The Iris Prize, among others. Working with The Human Rights Campaign she helped bring to screen a tender portrait of Daniel Trujillo and his family in Daniel Really Suits You (Vimeo Staff Pick). She’s also had the pleasure of directing a micro-interview series on 8 female founders for Porsche. Up next is Oh, How She Dances, a short film exploring the close to home realities of modern day sex trafficking based on the life events of 2 x JUNO nominated recording artist, STORRY.