Aisha Jamal
Aisha Jamal is a filmmaker and film programmer based in Toronto, Canada. Her films have played venues and festivals world wide. Her work often centers on people and their resilience in life.
Aisha's feature film debut A KANDAHAR AWAY, about her family's connection the small Saskatchewan, Canada hamlet of Kandahar, premiered in 2019 at the Hot Docs Documentary Film Festival in Toronto, Canada and is currently available to stream on CBC Gem and playing on television on the Documentary Channel. Her previous short films include the award-winning THE LONG WAY HOME (2017) and SEEDS OF THE PAST (2015). She recently directed, co-produced and co-wrote the documentary web series HOW WE DIE, an eleven part series about rethinking our relationship to death and dying. Her latest short film FIELD NOTES (2023) about a bird advocate premiered at Hot Docs 2023.
Aisha holds a PhD from the University of Toronto in German cinema and she teaches part-time.
C.V.
The Theft
Director, Co-producer, Writer
Feature documentary
In development / 90min
Produced by Storyline Entertainment & Kitab Productions
https://www.storylineentertainment.com/
His Father’s Son
Executive Producer
Fiction feature directed by Meelad Moaphi
2023 / 81min
Telefilm Talent to Watch Selection
https://playbackonline.ca/2022/10/25/telefilm-unveils-2022-23-cohort-for-relaunched-talent-to-watch/
Persian Pride
Story Consultant
Fiction short directed by Bita Joudaki
2023 / 14min
Produced by Bita Joudaki Films
Field Notes
Director, Producer, DOP, Location Sound
Short documentary
2023 / 11min
Produced by Kitab Productions
https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival/films/2023/field-notes
Journalists on the Run
Field Producer
Mid-length documentary produced by Lauren Kawana
2022 / 34min
Produced by 52 Films
For Voice of America
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DeCBgZGXTug
How We Die: The Future of End of Life
Series Co-Producer, Co-Writer, Director 9 ep. (11 episodes, 2 seasons)
Documentary Web-series
2021/2022 / 11 x 7min
Produced by Kitab Productions
For Telus Stories for Caregivers
https://storiesforcaregivers.com/series/how-we-die/
A Kandahar Away
Director, Writer
Feature Documentary
2019 / 78min
Produced by Kitab Productions
For Documentary Channel
https://www.cbc.ca/documentarychannel/docs/a-kandahar-away
The Long Way Home
Co-director, co-producer, co-writer
Documentary short
2017 / 13min
Produced by Three Water Productions
For In the Name of All Canadians Film Series
Seeds of the Past
Director, Producer, Writer
Documentary short
Produced by Kishmish Productions
For Aga Khan Museum's Silk Road Film Series