Shaista Roshan
- Producer
- Director
- Writer
An Indo-Canadian filmmaker raised in the UAE, she finds beauty in hybrids and the unique perspective it allows.
Founder of Shifting Sands, she works as an independent Creative producer with internationally renowned award-winning directors and writers. Her recent producing credits include Karupy (Slamdance 2026, TIFF 2025), Queen Mother (VQFF 2025, Reelworld 2025, Whistler Film Festival 2025), Goodnight Grace (CHFF 2023), and Beyond the Wheel (FCFF 2023). With over a decade of experience producing across MENA, South Asia, and the US, she has collaborated with leading show-runners on 'The Greatest' (Amazon), 'Tokyo Vice' (HBO Max), 'Brilliant Minds' (NBC), The Doctors (CBS) and worked extensively on regional MENA productions such as Sabah Al Dar Dirhami, and Andama Yatil Massa (ADTV) .
Her feature film ‘Unbraided’ is a part of The Red Sea Film Foundations' Feature Film Program 2026, her series was also selected to further develop intro production for Dubai Media Councils - DFGC & Amazon MGM Series Talent Program (2026) & TIFF’s Big Pitch - Creators of Color Incubator (2024). She is also a 2024 alumna of the esteemed CFC Producers’ Lab
Founder of Shifting Sands, she works as an independent Creative producer with internationally renowned award-winning directors and writers. Her recent producing credits include Karupy (Slamdance 2026, TIFF 2025), Queen Mother (VQFF 2025, Reelworld 2025, Whistler Film Festival 2025), Goodnight Grace (CHFF 2023), and Beyond the Wheel (FCFF 2023). With over a decade of experience producing across MENA, South Asia, and the US, she has collaborated with leading show-runners on 'The Greatest' (Amazon), 'Tokyo Vice' (HBO Max), 'Brilliant Minds' (NBC), The Doctors (CBS) and worked extensively on regional MENA productions such as Sabah Al Dar Dirhami, and Andama Yatil Massa (ADTV) .
Her feature film ‘Unbraided’ is a part of The Red Sea Film Foundations' Feature Film Program 2026, her series was also selected to further develop intro production for Dubai Media Councils - DFGC & Amazon MGM Series Talent Program (2026) & TIFF’s Big Pitch - Creators of Color Incubator (2024). She is also a 2024 alumna of the esteemed CFC Producers’ Lab
