Cross Continental Forum 2026
CCF Producer
Cyrus is an AcademiCreActivist: a Gemini Award-winning filmmaker, scholar, composer, singer-songwriter, author, and published poet who continually pushes conventional boundaries. He arrived in Toronto as a fresh-off-the-boat ten-year-old from India and almost embraced the winter. From the Award-winning NFB debut Film Club (2001) to the live-documentary world premieres: Brothers In The Kitchen (2016); Africville in Black and White (2017/18); In the Wake of Time (2021), Cyrus’ research, installations, and productions have taken him around the world including South Africa, Senegal, India, Israel, Spain, Haiti, Jamaica, and Sri Lanka. Recently, Cyrus produced the following cross-Canada multimedia storytelling projects with CERC in Migration: i am… (2021); Under the Tent (2022); WhereWeStand (2023/24).
He has produced across a range of genres including documentary, reality, food, and lifestyle for various international broadcasters including BellMedia, CBC, VisionTV, Smithsonian Channel, Discovery Channel, and MuchMusic. Since 2020, Cyrus has conceived, created, and produced over 60 multimedia projects. His writings have been published in poetry anthologies, academic journals, and peer reviewed medical journals. His film music has garnered multiple awards including Genie and a Gemini. His installations have been featured across Canada.
As a Research Fellow with CERC in Migration, Cyrus successfully conceived, mentored, and produced the following: i am… (2021) storytelling project—28 short-films by 28 graduate students exploring identity and belonging; Under the Tent (2022) 18 creative projects unpacking Canadian Multiculturalism; WhereWeStand (2023/24) 8 creative projects each paired with Indigenous and non-Indigenous participants.