Biography

Daraksha Rehman is an Emerging Indian-Muslim filmmaker. She is an Alumni of the Toronto Film School's Film Production program and is currently at York University, majoring in Film Production BFA with a minor in Human rights and Equity studies. Daraksha is the founder and owner of Real-N-Reel Films, an Advocacy based film production company inspiring global change through films and initiatives; Her first short narrative, Hudood (boundaries), is inspired by actual events of Honour killings in Canada is currently in post-production with hopes of developing it into a feature film. Daraksha has been actively involved with many not-for-profit organizations based in Toronto on social causes since she was 15. Daraksha is also developing a feature-length documentary on Indian Women home-based workers/unclassified workers with local non-profits in India. She is currently leading a "Canadian Nightmare" campaign about gun violence in North America, directing and producing a short documentary on gun violence amongst youth while having other projects in multiple stages of production. Her passion is telling lesser-known BIPOC and women-led stories that educate society, bringing action to less-known social causes while closing gender gaps. She hopes to continue her social work career by bridging her films to Advocacy. She/her.
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