Hossein Martin FazeliProducer/Director/Writer
Hossein Martin Fazeli, has been writing and directing dramatic and non-fiction films for the past 20 years. His films have been broadcast around the world, including on CNN, BBC, ARTE, SBS, and Canal+, winning 37 awards in the process.
His production, The Tale of The Two Nazanins, about an Iranian teenage girl imprisoned on death row, was broadcast on CNN and BBC and is credited with igniting an international campaign that saved her life.
Fazeli has been chosen twice by the Sundance Institute to take part in their International Filmmakers Award.
Hossein Martin Fazeli, has been writing and directing dramatic and non-fiction films for the past 20 years. His films have been broadcast around the world, including on CNN, BBC, ARTE, SBS, and Canal+, winning 37 awards in the process.
His production, The Tale of The Two Nazanins, about an Iranian teenage girl imprisoned on death row, was broadcast on CNN and BBC and is credited with igniting an international campaign that saved her life.
Fazeli has been chosen twice by the Sundance Institute to take part in their International Filmmakers Award.
Gillian GreenfeldCo-Director
Gillian Greenfeld has been working in documentary filmmaking for more than 14 years. After completing an MFA in documentary media at Ryerson University, five years of undergraduate work in anthropology and film, and film education at the prestigious FAMU in the Czech Republic, she has directed and produced six of her own documentary films, exploring issues of sexual violence and gender equality.
Gillian is the president of Cielo Films, a newly launched independent film company whose aim is to produce thought-provoking and engaging media, with a focus on women’s rights and healing.
Gillian Greenfeld has been working in documentary filmmaking for more than 14 years. After completing an MFA in documentary media at Ryerson University, five years of undergraduate work in anthropology and film, and film education at the prestigious FAMU in the Czech Republic, she has directed and produced six of her own documentary films, exploring issues of sexual violence and gender equality.
Gillian is the president of Cielo Films, a newly launched independent film company whose aim is to produce thought-provoking and engaging media, with a focus on women’s rights and healing.
Jamil KharraziSenior Executive
Lady Kharrazi, the founder and director of Toos Foundation, is an accomplished artist and a successful business woman. As a ballerina and classical singer, she has performed in Europe, Middle East and USA; and as a designer and property developer she has managed many successful ventures. She has established a number of companies and trusts continuing as a consultant to many of them.
Lady Kharrazi is a staunch supporter of the arts and a champion of human rights. She continues to work extensively with children affected by armed conflict throughout the Middle East and Asia and has sponsored many post graduate students from Asia at Western universities through her charities.
Lady Kharrazi, the founder and director of Toos Foundation, is an accomplished artist and a successful business woman. As a ballerina and classical singer, she has performed in Europe, Middle East and USA; and as a designer and property developer she has managed many successful ventures. She has established a number of companies and trusts continuing as a consultant to many of them.
Lady Kharrazi is a staunch supporter of the arts and a champion of human rights. She continues to work extensively with children affected by armed conflict throughout the Middle East and Asia and has sponsored many post graduate students from Asia at Western universities through her charities.
Beth FraikornProducer
Beth Fraikorn is an Emmy winning producer with a deep industry reputation for her acumen in working with content creation, distribution, and exploitation. She has launched divisions, spearheaded content development, negotiated co-productions, produced documentaries, and overseen hundreds of hours of original, library and branded content.
Beth has worked with several high prestige production and content companies and Academy Award directors. She has placed content internationally and nationally on almost all streamers and broadcasters. Fraikorn serves on the Board of Directors for the Producers Guild of America.
Beth Fraikorn is an Emmy winning producer with a deep industry reputation for her acumen in working with content creation, distribution, and exploitation. She has launched divisions, spearheaded content development, negotiated co-productions, produced documentaries, and overseen hundreds of hours of original, library and branded content.
Beth has worked with several high prestige production and content companies and Academy Award directors. She has placed content internationally and nationally on almost all streamers and broadcasters. Fraikorn serves on the Board of Directors for the Producers Guild of America.
Jack SilbermanProducer
Jack Silberman has produced, directed, and written more than 40 documentaries for Canadian, American (PBS), British (Channel 4), French (ARTE), and Japanese (NHK) television networks, as well as for the National Film Board of Canada, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and others. His film, Island of Whales, was narrated by Gregory Peck, broadcast on PBS, and won 17 awards, including the Gemini award for best documentary. Bombies was also broadcast on PBS and won First Place awards at a dozen film festivals, including San Francisco, Chicago, and the Japan Prize. He has extensive international experience, having worked on location in many different countries. He also spent 6 years living in India and Sri Lanka. His films have won more than 60 international awards.
Jack Silberman has produced, directed, and written more than 40 documentaries for Canadian, American (PBS), British (Channel 4), French (ARTE), and Japanese (NHK) television networks, as well as for the National Film Board of Canada, National Geographic, Discovery Channel, and others. His film, Island of Whales, was narrated by Gregory Peck, broadcast on PBS, and won 17 awards, including the Gemini award for best documentary. Bombies was also broadcast on PBS and won First Place awards at a dozen film festivals, including San Francisco, Chicago, and the Japan Prize. He has extensive international experience, having worked on location in many different countries. He also spent 6 years living in India and Sri Lanka. His films have won more than 60 international awards.
Nick CarewExecutive Producer
Nick Carew is an award-winning director, EP and producer with 20+ years’ experience. Serving as showrunner and EP, he helmed three seasons of the groundbreaking Hulu/Viceland docuseries “Weediquette". He produced and directed on HBO’s Emmy-winning series “Vice” creating the season three finale "Cold War 2.0" and on Netflix' series “Business of Drugs”. He has acted as producer on several docuseries for Viceland, JigSaw and Netflix including “DOGS”, and on the Steven Soderbergh scripted series The Girlfriend Experience (S3). His documentary directing work has taken him from the Ferguson Uprising to the front lines of the war in Ukraine. Through his background as an editor, he brings a strong understanding of structure and character to his work.
Nick Carew is an award-winning director, EP and producer with 20+ years’ experience. Serving as showrunner and EP, he helmed three seasons of the groundbreaking Hulu/Viceland docuseries “Weediquette". He produced and directed on HBO’s Emmy-winning series “Vice” creating the season three finale "Cold War 2.0" and on Netflix' series “Business of Drugs”. He has acted as producer on several docuseries for Viceland, JigSaw and Netflix including “DOGS”, and on the Steven Soderbergh scripted series The Girlfriend Experience (S3). His documentary directing work has taken him from the Ferguson Uprising to the front lines of the war in Ukraine. Through his background as an editor, he brings a strong understanding of structure and character to his work.
Susie CoelhoExecutive Producer
Susie has been working in the film and television industry for over 40 years. As a best-selling author with four books to her name, she is currently working on her fifth book about her perilous journey in 1983 to the Gwalior jail in India, where the notorious Phoolan Devi was incarcerated.
Susie started her career as a top international model and actress then continued as an entrepreneur and television host. She founded Susie Coelho Enterprises, Inc. a multimedia lifestyle company, hosted two hit television series on the Home and Garden Network and was a regular contributor to the Today Show, The View, Oprah and Fox Business among others. As an inspirational speaker, she has been a keynote at many women's conferences and charity events around the country.
Susie has been working in the film and television industry for over 40 years. As a best-selling author with four books to her name, she is currently working on her fifth book about her perilous journey in 1983 to the Gwalior jail in India, where the notorious Phoolan Devi was incarcerated.
Susie started her career as a top international model and actress then continued as an entrepreneur and television host. She founded Susie Coelho Enterprises, Inc. a multimedia lifestyle company, hosted two hit television series on the Home and Garden Network and was a regular contributor to the Today Show, The View, Oprah and Fox Business among others. As an inspirational speaker, she has been a keynote at many women's conferences and charity events around the country.
Fariba FarjamExecutive Producer
Fariba Farjam was a mechanical engineer by profession in Iran. Several years after migrating to Canada, however, she decided to change gears and pursue filmmaking. Aside from executive producing Phoolan, she is currently involved in directing a documentary on Canadian foreign policy as well as making two short dramatic films. Fariba is also the owner and president of a newly established film production company called Soliloquy Productions.
Fariba Farjam was a mechanical engineer by profession in Iran. Several years after migrating to Canada, however, she decided to change gears and pursue filmmaking. Aside from executive producing Phoolan, she is currently involved in directing a documentary on Canadian foreign policy as well as making two short dramatic films. Fariba is also the owner and president of a newly established film production company called Soliloquy Productions.
Kristin KreukExecutive Producer
Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., Kristin began acting for the Canadian series Edgemont which led to her role on the CW hit series, Smallville, as Lana Lang.
In addition to being a face of Neutrogena for 6 years, she performed a cameo in the film Eurotrip opposite Matt Damon, starred in the Sci Fi miniseries Earthsea opposite Isabella Rossellini, and starred in the Canadian feature Partition opposite Jimi Mistry, the Fox feature Streetfighter: The Legend of Chun Li and the independent Vampire.
In television, she most recently starred in 4 seasons and produced the final season of Beauty & The Beast for the CW, and is currently executive producing and starring in Burden of Truth, a 10-episode legal drama for the CBC.
Born and raised in Vancouver, B.C., Kristin began acting for the Canadian series Edgemont which led to her role on the CW hit series, Smallville, as Lana Lang.
In addition to being a face of Neutrogena for 6 years, she performed a cameo in the film Eurotrip opposite Matt Damon, starred in the Sci Fi miniseries Earthsea opposite Isabella Rossellini, and starred in the Canadian feature Partition opposite Jimi Mistry, the Fox feature Streetfighter: The Legend of Chun Li and the independent Vampire.
In television, she most recently starred in 4 seasons and produced the final season of Beauty & The Beast for the CW, and is currently executive producing and starring in Burden of Truth, a 10-episode legal drama for the CBC.
Shernaz Italia (Shenny)Executive Producer
Shernaz Italia has been in the world of film and television for almost 35 years. In 1980 she worked on Richard Attenborough's iconic film "Gandhi" and that experience set her on a course for a career in film which continues to the present day.
Since 1986, she has been working in the documentary field on projects like: Top Gear for the BBC; Drugs Inc. Nat Geo; Atlas - India Revealed Discovery; Kumbh Mela Nat Geo; Welcome to India BBC; Dispatches - Terror in Mumbai, Channel 4; Around the World in 80 days with Michael Palin BBC; The Great Moghuls with Bamba Gascoigne, Channel 4; Queen of the Elephants with Mark Shand for Discovery; Gordon Ramsey's Great Escape Channel 4; Several episode's of Human Planet and Human Universe for BBC to name but a few.
Shernaz Italia has been in the world of film and television for almost 35 years. In 1980 she worked on Richard Attenborough's iconic film "Gandhi" and that experience set her on a course for a career in film which continues to the present day.
Since 1986, she has been working in the documentary field on projects like: Top Gear for the BBC; Drugs Inc. Nat Geo; Atlas - India Revealed Discovery; Kumbh Mela Nat Geo; Welcome to India BBC; Dispatches - Terror in Mumbai, Channel 4; Around the World in 80 days with Michael Palin BBC; The Great Moghuls with Bamba Gascoigne, Channel 4; Queen of the Elephants with Mark Shand for Discovery; Gordon Ramsey's Great Escape Channel 4; Several episode's of Human Planet and Human Universe for BBC to name but a few.
Rosena BhuraExecutive Producer
For over a decade, Rose has worked in the Media and Communications field, first as Executive Producer and Director of Media for two companies involved in creating and syndicating health and lifestyle programming across North America. She has also worked in the field of marketing, brand, and strategy for numerous clients ranging from Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG), Relais & Châteaux, to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Rose co-founded Parvati Creative Inc. with veteran Canadian actor Kristin Kreuk. Rose oversees business strategy and creative direction.
In her personal time, Rose volunteers within the arts community and with international development charities focused on helping women and children through micro-financing.
For over a decade, Rose has worked in the Media and Communications field, first as Executive Producer and Director of Media for two companies involved in creating and syndicating health and lifestyle programming across North America. She has also worked in the field of marketing, brand, and strategy for numerous clients ranging from Toronto International Film Festival Group (TIFFG), Relais & Châteaux, to the Vancouver 2010 Olympics. Rose co-founded Parvati Creative Inc. with veteran Canadian actor Kristin Kreuk. Rose oversees business strategy and creative direction.
In her personal time, Rose volunteers within the arts community and with international development charities focused on helping women and children through micro-financing.
Liz MarshallCo-executive Producer
Liz Marshall is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker (writer, director, producer) based in Toronto. Since the 1990s she has created a body of work including broadcast, theatrical, campaign, and cross-platform documentaries shot around the world, largely exploring social justice and environmental themes. Liz is best known for her feature length films Water On The Table (2010) and The Ghosts In Our Machine (2013), for which she also produced a successful global audience engagement and impact campaign.
Liz Marshall is an award-winning Canadian filmmaker (writer, director, producer) based in Toronto. Since the 1990s she has created a body of work including broadcast, theatrical, campaign, and cross-platform documentaries shot around the world, largely exploring social justice and environmental themes. Liz is best known for her feature length films Water On The Table (2010) and The Ghosts In Our Machine (2013), for which she also produced a successful global audience engagement and impact campaign.
