Amar Wala

Amar is a Mumbai born, Toronto based filmmaker whose works include his first feature documentary The Secret Trial 5, which received a Jury Prize at Hot Docs and was named one the Best Docs of the Decade by Real Screen Magazine, and Shook, his scripted feature debut which premiered at TIFF in 2024 and stars Saamer Usmani (Succession, Inventing Anna.) His body of deeply human and richly visual work has led to a CSA nomination, and the prestigious Vanguard Award from the DOC Institute. Amar has also produced and directed numerous acclaimed series for CBC, Vice, and Bell Media among others, his latest being the CBC doc series Witness (Hot Docs, Doc NYC ‘23), which he also created.

Amar is also the founder of Scarborough Pictures, an award-winning production company based in Toronto.