Reem Morsi

Reem Morsi is an Egyptian/Canadian writer/director based in Toronto. She worked as a professional scuba diver and later a human rights officer (women & child protection against violence, sexual exploitation & abuse, abandonment, war effects) 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, HYSTERIA, is a Telefilm Talent to Watch project currently in post-production (with support from the CFC/Netflix Accelerator Program & the Canada Arts Council) to be released in early 2023. Morsi’s second feature, the action film “The Last Mark”, was included at TIFF selects 2021. Her third Feature “Queen Tut”, a BIPOC LGBTQ feature film starring Alexandra Billings (Transparent), is to be released in early 2023.

Morsi’s feature film script, BOOTLEG, received the Rainin scriptwriting grant/the San Francisco Film Society (2016) & won the Telefilm Canada New Voices Award at the Toronto Screenwriters Conference in 2017 and is currently in development. She was selected as one of 10 participants at the Berlinale Script Lab 2018, and her project BOOTLEG were especially highlighted at the Berlinale Talents Opening Ceremony and throughout the program. Reem also participated at Realness Pan African Screenwriting Residency (Summer 2018) & La Fabrique des Cinemas du Monde – Festival de Cannes 2019.

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), which won the WIFT/BravoFact pitch competition & 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).

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 and Television inaugural Apprenticeship Program for Female Directors, through which she shadowed the director on a block of THE HANDMAID'S TALE, as well as shadowed on Kim’s Convenience. Reem also directed two episodes of “Virgins”, a new 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 on two episodes and directed an episode of 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.