Draft:Michelle Mama

Michelle Mama is a Canadian-Parsi writer, director, producer, and television professional and documentary filmmaker. Most recently, she directed non-binary comic Mae Martin in an episode of CBC's The Nature of Things called Fluid: Beyond the Binary.

Mama has been nominated five times by the Academy of Canadian Cinema and Television for a Canadian Screen Award (Canadian Emmy) for Best Direction in a Documentary Series for her work on In The Making, for Best Direction, Factual, and for Shine True, Best Direction, Factual. In 2023 she was a double nominee for her work the History Channel series Lost Car Rescue, as well as Best Reality/Competition Program or Series for Canada's Drag Race and Canada's Drag Race: Canada vs. The World.

In 2023, Mama partnered with writer, director, and producer Bill Taylor to launch the production company Gay Agenda, a fully queer owned and operated production company based in Toronto. She is currently working as a writer and director on the feature length documentary AntiDiva: The Confessions of Carole Pope.

Background
Mama is a proud member of and advocate for the LGBTQIA+ community.

Her parents immigrated to Canada from India and Pakistan, and are descendants of Zoroastrians.

Writer and Director
Mama has worked in the entertainment industry for over two decades in a variety of different roles. As a writer, she worked on season 5 of the Canadian Television Series Baroness Von Sketch Show (IFC/CBC). She has also worked as a director on the award-winning documentary feature film 21 Days to Nawroz, reality/competition show Come Dine With Me Canada, and feature film comedy Your Beautiful Cul de Sac Home.