TRUE STORIES
Amen Jafri on the set of Creatorland. Photo by William Smith •
A conversation with Amen Jafri, award-winning Ottawa-based documentary filmmaker
by Nickie Shobeiry
Amen Jafri is on a decidedly upward trajectory.
After launching her creative career with the Ottawa-based documentary, ‘The City That Fun Forgot?’, Amen went on to create the acclaimed web series ‘The Secret Lives of Public Servants’—for which she recently won an International Academy of Web Television Award for Best Directing, Non-Fiction.
She’s also a promotional consultant and a fellow at the esteemed Hot Docs Doc Accelerator Emerging Filmmaker Lab.
More recently, this talented filmmaker has also directed upcoming TV docu-series, ‘Creatorland’. As the host of the series, I had the pleasure of working with Amen and experienced her strong creative vision, her unique ability to find seemingly small details that go on to make huge differences—and, perhaps most significantly, her deep commitment to telling true stories.
Below, I speak with Amen about her life and career.
Amen Jafri on the set of The Secret Lives of Public Servants. Photo by Landon Arbuckle •
Amen Jafri on the set of The Private Lives of Public Servants. Photo by Summun Jafri •
To learn more, visit Amen Jafri’s website, and follow her on Twitter & YouTube.
Nickie Shobeiry is a writer and TV Host. As second-gen British-Iranian, Nickie hosts Creatorland, a documentary series following the lives of immigrant entrepreneurs in Ottawa. Nickie also works with Synapcity, local non-profit promoting civic engagement.