Reem Morsi

Reem Morsi is an Egyptian/Canadian female writer/director based between Cairo & Toronto. She worked as a professional scuba diver and later a human rights officer (women & child protection against (...) violence, sexual exploitation) at the United Nations and other International Organizations around the world in peace & war situations for over a decade. Reem’s first feature film as a writer/director/producer, “Banned”, is a Telefilm Talent to Watch project released in 2025 (with support from the CFC/Netflix Accelerator Program & the Canada Arts Council). Morsi’s second feature as a director, the action film “The Last Mark”, was included at TIFF selects 2021. Her third Feature as a director “Queen Tut” starred Alexandra Billings (Transparent) released in 2023. Morsi’s feature film script, BOOTLEG, received the Rainin grant/the San Francisco Film Society (2016) & won the Telefilm Canada New Voices Award in 2017 and is currently in final development. Bootleg participated at the Berlinale Script Lab 2018 & Torino Comedy Lab (2024). Reem also participated at Realness Pan African Screenwriting Residency (Summer 2018) & La Fabrique des Cinemas du Monde – Festival de Cannes. Morsi’s film credits include THEIR FEAST (2012 TIFF, BBC, Cine Sud), NOSTALGIA (2015 – WIFTV), THE DOOR (Whistler, 2016 & Best Drama at 2017 Yorkton Film Festival, Audience Choice Award & Best Screenplay at WIFT Showcase 2018), SHOW & TELL (2016-WIFT/BravoFact pitch competition) & won Golden Sheaf Awards for Best Director, Best Short Subject & Best Emerging Director (Yorkton Film Festival, 2017). Reem also won the Canadian National Genre Competition by WIFTV for her series sci/fi genre concept, FISH (currently in development). She’s also in development on two other scripted series. Morsi has participated at Berlinale Talents & Script Station (2012 & Bootleg 2018) & TIFF Talent Lab (2016), CFC’s Cineplex Directors’ Lab & WIDC Director’s labs in 2014/2015. Morsi is a recipient of The Academy of Canadian Cinema Program for Female Directors, through which she shadowed on THE HANDMAID'S TALE. She later shadowed on Kim’s Convenience. She also participated at the Warner Media Director’s Program. Reem also directed two episodes of “Virgins!”, a CBC Gem series, including the season finale. She has also been chosen as a participant of Women in View's 2xMore 2017 Director's Lab, where she shadowed and directed for Sinking Ship Entertainment series DINO DANA (TVOKids/Amazon Prime). She has also written/directed an episode of MY PERFECT LANDING (Family Channel/Netflix) and directed a number of episodes on TVOKids’ series Fishheads and Leo’s Pollinators. She has also participated in writers rooms & currently has two shows in development, one is a half hour comedy and the other is a one hour dramatic thriller. Reem’s development slate also includes Bury Me (Award Winner at HAFF and currently participating at Torino TFL Next Feature Program), Mango/No Condolences for Children (Shortlisted at Sundance Producers Track). Reem is currently participant of Sundance/Tiktok microseries course.