Renata Mohamed

Born in the British Virgin Islands to Indo-Guyanese parents, Renata Mohamed is a Toronto-based filmmaker and a graduate of the Integrated Media program at the Ontario College of Art & Design (now OCADU). Her first short film “Coolie Gyal” has screened at more than 50 international festivals. Renata has worked with numerous arts organizations in Toronto and has served on juries for the imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival, the Inside Out Toronto LGBT Film Festival, the Toronto Reel Asian International Film Festival, the Ontario Arts Council and the Canada Council for the Arts. She has worked at the Liaison of Independent Filmmakers of Toronto (LIFT) in various roles since 2003, and is currently holds the position of Deputy Director. Her work aims to explore the intersectionality of Caribbean, immigrant and queer identities through a documentary and experimental lens. She is currently working on two short films.