Michelle Mohabeer

Michelle Mohabeer is a Canadian filmmaker and writer. and the 5 Feminist Minutes Award. Her first work, Exposure was produced through the National Film Board's Studio D.

Mohabeer's film work has been displayed at over 150 festivals, conferences and galleries located across 18 countries from multiple continents. Her films have been collected by over sixty university libraries across North America, the Caribbean and Australia. She moved to Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1974 at the age of 13. In 1986, she successfully received her BA in film studies from Carleton University. Mohabeer earned her second degree in 1998; it was a Master's of Fine Arts in film production from York University.

Career Mohabeer started her film-making career working for the National Film Board in Studio D.

Throughout her career as a filmmaker Professor Mohabeer has also taught the next generation of filmmakers. She has appeared as a guest lecturer or hosted workshops at several post-secondary institutions. She has also taught classes, namely Film Studies at Innis College, Cinema Studies at the University of Toronto, and York University and Film Production at Ryerson University.

Cinematic style and influence Many critics have noted that Mohabeer's films frequently explore the themes of "the diversity of cultural identity and the politics of gender, sexuality and colonialism."

Filmography Year Title Credit Listing Description 1990 Exposure Filmmaker, Experimental documentary on the issues of race and racism, sexuality and homophobia, cultural and ethnic identity. 1994 Coconut/Cane & Cutlass Scriptwriter, director, producer Film critic Thomas Waugh has described this film as a "lush and complex first-person essay on lesbian desire and genealogy in the context of postcolonial exile." 1997 Child-play Director, producer, scriptwriter, production designer, 2001 Tracing Soul Artistic poetry about the female form using lines, shadows, music, text, fragments and gestures. 2003 Echoes Director, scriptwriter 2008 Blu In You Scriptwriter, producer, director, designer, cinematographer To cover both, the film jumps between distant points of history in the story.